Definition
A very thin, delicate coiled metal spring inside a watch or clock that helps regulate the precise ticking motion and keeps time accurate.
Etymology
Compound of 'hair' (extremely thin) and 'spring' (elastic coil), named for its gossamer-like thinness. Invented and refined in the 1600s-1700s as watchmaking technology advanced.
Kelly Says
The hairspring's thickness is measured in fractions of a millimeter, and a single hairspring in a quality watch can oscillate hundreds of times per second—it's engineering poetry that makes the difference between a watch that keeps perfect time and one that loses minutes daily.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፀጉር ባንዴ
ts'gur ban-de
ARالعربية
رباط الشعر
ra-bat ash-shir
BNবাংলা
কোমলের বাঁধ
komoler baad
CACatalà
spray per cabell
spray per ka-bel
CSČeština
pružina na vlasy
pru-zhina na va-ly
DADansk
hårslange
hår-slange
DEDeutsch
Haarreifen
haːrˈraɪ̯fən
ELΕλληνικά
σπρινγκ μαλλιών
spring mal-li-on
ESEspañol
muelle del cabello
mu-el-leh del ka-bel-lo
FISuomi
hiustenjousi
hiu-ten-jou-si
FRFrançais
ressort capillaire
re-ssort ka-pi-lair
GUGU
નાળીનો સ્પ્રે
naali-no spre
HAHA
spray gashin
spray gashin
HEעברית
סליל שיער
se-lil she'ar
HIहिन्दी
बालों की स्प्रिंग
baalon ki spring
HUMagyar
hajrugó
haj-ru-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
pegas rambut
pe-gas ra-but
ITItaliano
molla per capelli
molla per ka-pe-lli
JA日本語
髪の毛のばね
kami-no-hane
KMKM
ស្ប레이 សម្លាញ់
s'bray sam-la-anh
KO한국어
머리 탄성
meo-ri tan-seong
MRMR
केसांचा स्प्रे
kesan-cha spre
MSBahasa Melayu
pegas rambut
pe-gas ra-but
MYမြန်မာ
ရှားစပ်
ya-shar-sapt
NLNederlands
haarveer
haar-veer
NONorsk
hårspiral
hår-spi-ral
PAPA
ਕੇਸਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਪ્રੇ
kesan da spray
PLPolski
sprężyna do włosów
spre-zhy-na do vlosow
PTPortuguês
mola do cabelo
mo-la do ka-be-loh
RORomână
arcă pentru păr
ar-ca pentru pur
RUРусский
пружина для волос
pru-zhina dlya volos
SVSvenska
hårspiral
hår-spi-ral
SWKiswahili
spring ya nywele
spring ya nywele
TAதமிழ்
முடி வளைவு
mudi valavu
TEతెలుగు
తల వంపు
tala vampu
TLTL
spray ng buhok
spray ng buhok
TRTürkçe
saç yaylısı
saç yay-lısı
UKУкраїнська
пружина для волосся
pru-zhina dlia volosya
URاردو
بالوں کا سُپر
baloon ka su-per
VITiếng Việt
lò xo tóc
lo xo toc
ZUZU
spray yezulu
spray ye-zu-lu