balance wheel
noun
balance wheels
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pluralof balance wheel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The elders agree to the coup, provided he will take two cousins into the business as balance wheels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beyond that, biologists see predators as balance wheels in ecosystems.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Japanese watches, they say, had oversize balance wheels for better performance and were never intended for the mass market.
From Time Magazine Archive
If 20 years in Washington had taught Glenn anything, it was that bureaucratic balance wheels have to be turned gently.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suppose the balance, wheels, and springs be good, And all things else, unless you understood To manage it, as watches ought to be, Your watch will still be at uncertainty.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 by John Bunyan
