balance staff

noun Horology.

a pivoted axle or shaft on which the balance is mounted.

Origin of balance staff

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby balance staff

balance of trade, balance pipe, balance shaft, balance sheet, balance spring, balance staff, balance the books, balance weight, balance wheel, balanced, balanced anesthesia

Example sentences from the Web for balance staff

  • The roller being fastened to the balance-staff, of course, turns just as the balance turns and with it the jewel-pin.

    Time Telling through the Ages |Harry Chase Brearley