CROWN WHEEL


Meaning of CROWN WHEEL in English

noun

: a crown gear of light construction: as

a. : the crown-shaped horizontal escape wheel of a verge escapement timepiece

b. : a contrate wheel in the winding mechanism of a watch that drives the ratchet wheel and is itself driven by the winding-stem pinion

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