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FUSEE DRIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fusee drive mean?
• FUSEE DRIVE (noun)
The noun FUSEE DRIVE has 1 sense:
1. a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
Familiarity information: FUSEE DRIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fusee; fusee drive
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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