Balance shaft
a special shaft with eccentrically mounted weights used in an internal-combustion engine to reduce vibrations.
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a tabular statement of both sides of a set of accounts in which the debit and credit balances add up as equal. a statement of the financial position of a business on a specified date. contemporary examples brown-forman, according to its most recent quarterly filings with the sec, has $361.5 million in cash on its […]
- Balance spring
hairspring.
- Balance staff
a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted. historical examples it will be seen the impulse roller is staked flat against the hub e of the balance staff. watch and clock escapements anonymous there are many points worthy of consideration in the making of a balance staff that are too often neglected. […]
- Balance the books
add up the debits and credits of an account and determine the difference; also, bring the two sides into equilibrium. for example, it’s joe’s job to balance the books each quarter. [ late 1500s ] settle an account by paying what is due, as in we can’t balance the books till your last check clears. […]
- Balance weight
noun (engineering) a weight used in machines to counterbalance a part, as of a crankshaft also called bobweight historical examples variation in height may be obtained by moving the planes and the balance weight. the bradys after a chinese princess francis worcester doughty c c is the bed plate and d the balance weight, f […]