CROWN WHEEL


Meaning of CROWN WHEEL in English

Horol.

1. a wheel next to the winding knob, having two sets of teeth, one at right angles to its plane.

2. any of various wheels having the form of a hoop or short cylinder with a serrated edge, as the escape wheel in a verge escapement.

[ 1640-50 ]

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