swing wheel

noun

The wheel that drives a clock's pendulum, corresponding to the balance wheel in a watch.

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Meanings

nounswing wheel (plural swing wheels)

plural swing wheels

  1. The wheel that drives a clock's pendulum, corresponding to the balance wheel in a watch.
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APA

swing wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20wheel

MLA

“swing wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swing wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swing%20wheel.

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