FUSEE DRIVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring

Synonyms:

fusee; fusee drive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fusee drive" is a kind of...):

drive (a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine)

Holonyms ("fusee drive" is a part of...):

clock (a timepiece that shows the time of day)

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