overcoil

[ oh-ver-koil ]

nounHorology.
  1. a fixed end of a spiral hairspring, consisting of an upwardly and inwardly bent continuation of the outermost coil of the spring: used to offset the asymmetry of the common spiral spring when tight, which impairs isochronism.

  2. a hairspring having such a fixed end.

Origin of overcoil

1
First recorded in 1880–85; over- + coil1

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