Balance spring
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- 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 […]
- Balance wheel
balance (def 15). Historical Examples The economical man has in his savings a balance wheel whose momentum carries him by hard places. Practical Ethics William DeWitt Hyde This little country has been called the “balance wheel of the world’s trade.” Birdseye Views of Far Lands James T. Nichols The crutch engages with the upper part […]
- Balanced
being in harmonious or proper arrangement or adjustment, proportion, etc. Football. pertaining to or noting an offensive line formation having three linemen on each side of the center. Compare unbalanced (def 5). a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc. something used to produce equilibrium; counterpoise. mental steadiness or emotional stability; […]