HyperDic: fusee_drive

English > 1 sense of the expression fusee drive:
NOUNartifactfusee drive, fuseea spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
English > fusee drive: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring.
Synonymfusee
Part ofclockA timepiece that shows the time of day
BroaderdriveA mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

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