Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
lihýř
English translation:
mechanical oscillator
Added to glossary by
Karel Kosman
Feb 2, 2011 11:42
13 yrs ago
Czech term
lihýř
Czech to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
describing Orloj clock
Posléze lihýř nahradil Božkův chronometr, který dává orloji každou minutu dva impulsy.
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3 | mechanical oscillator | jankaisler |
3 +1 | verge escapement | Melissa Dedina |
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mechanical oscillator
Lihýř nebo také foliot je mechanický oscilátor, který zajišťuje více méně rovnoměrný chod mechanických hodin.
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lihýř
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verge escapement
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.
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