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hairspring

hairspring

1 9.9
A fine coiled spring that helps the small wheel in a watch move evenly to keep time
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛrˌsprɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: espiral de hairspring
  • Travel time errors are influenced by many factors inside and outside the table machine using the process, resulting in a balance wheel hairspring simple harmonic motion, so watch carefully; adjust only the error that is relatively reduced, and it cannot be completely ruled out, so go watch that they.

Examples

  • The parachrome hairsprings in any Rolex are a mark of prestige reserved only for probably the most correct and deserving of timepieces.

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  • Specifically, "hairspring" when there was a strong impact on the clock.

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  • Is "hairspring" located at the tip of the arrow surrounded by a blue circle?

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  • The accuracy of mechanical watches depends mainly on the stability of the balance wheel hairspring frequency to be guaranteed.

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  • Then there's the parachrome hairspring that ensures that the oscillator isn't only normal but additionally very correct.

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  • The hairspring in my watch helps maintain its precise timekeeping.

  • A damaged hairspring can cause a watch to run inaccurately.

  • Watchmakers often test the hairspring for stability to ensure proper functionality.

Synonyms

spiral spring
vshairspring
  • Specialized
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A wire coiled into a spiral that stores and releases energy to make things turn

is the tiny coiled regulator that controls wheel motion for precise timekeeping

Surface Forms

hairspring singular
hairsprings plural

Morphology

hairspring = hair + spring (transparent) = hair + spring

Formed by straightforward compounding: a spring that is hair-thin or hair-like; the composition and literal sense are directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Hairspring comes from hair ('a very thin thread') and spring ('a metal coil'), because the part is a tiny, hair-like coil. So a hairspring is the small spring that controls a watch's balance wheel and helps the watch keep steady time.