hairspring
hairspring · hairsprings
Spiralfeder, Unruhfeder
A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a…A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
Meaning
1 sensesA spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
Spiralfeder, Unruhfeder
a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin
From hair + spring.From hair + spring.
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Forms
plural: hairsprings| Singular | hairspring |
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| Plural | hairsprings |
regular