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MAINSPRING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mainspring" is a kind of...):
spring (a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed)
Holonyms ("mainspring" is a part of...):
clockwork (any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock)
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