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FUSEE DRIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)