lihýř

English translation: mechanical oscillator

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Czech term or phrase:lihýř
English translation:mechanical oscillator
Entered by: Karel Kosman

11:42 Feb 2, 2011
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / describing Orloj clock
Czech term or phrase: lihýř
Posléze lihýř nahradil Božkův chronometr, který dává orloji každou minutu dva impulsy.
Karel Kosman
Czech Republic
Local time: 07:54
mechanical oscillator
Explanation:
Lihýř nebo také foliot je mechanický oscilátor, který zajišťuje více méně rovnoměrný chod mechanických hodin.

http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř
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jankaisler
Local time: 07:54
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3 +1verge escapement
Melissa Dedina
3mechanical oscillator
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mechanical oscillator


Explanation:
Lihýř nebo také foliot je mechanický oscilátor, který zajišťuje více méně rovnoměrný chod mechanických hodin.

http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř

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verge escapement


Explanation:
The English version of the article jankaisler posted is "verge escapement" and includes the same picture as in Czech. I'm not sure which term is preferred, though.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verge_escapement
Melissa Dedina
Local time: 07:54
Native speaker of: English

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