Usually means: Regulates time in mechanical watches.
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  1. balance spring: Merriam-Webster
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  3. balance spring: Dictionary.com
  4. Balance spring: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. balance spring, Balance spring: Merriam-Webster

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Balance spring)

noun:  A balance spring, or hairspring, is a spring attached to the balance wheel in mechanical timepieces.


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