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Hairspring

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A spring, made of a coil of fine wire, that is used to regulate the movement of a balance wheel in a watch.
  2. 2
    a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece wordnet

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From hair + spring.

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