main spring

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Definition of main spring in English English dictionary

mainspring
The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, that drives it by uncoiling

He was wise, for he had seen a long succession of mechanical toys arrive to boast and swagger, and by-and-by break their mainsprings and pass away.

mainspring
The most important reason for something
mainspring
Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action
mainspring
The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer
mainspring
A thin, tightly coiled length of steel that when wound, provides the driving force for the phonograph
mainspring
The power source of a mechanical watch A long strip of metal that drives the movement with the energy of its uncoiling
mainspring
The driving spring of a watch or clock, contained in the barrel
mainspring
A flat spring coiled or wound to supply power to the watch
mainspring
{i} main spring in a mechanism; chief impelling force
mainspring
If you say that an idea, emotion, or other factor is the mainspring of something, you mean that it is the most important reason or motive for that thing. My life has been music, and a constant search for it has been the mainspring of my life You begin to understand what actions were the mainspring of the story
mainspring
the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
mainspring
The driving spring of a watch or clock contained in the barrel
main spring

    Hyphenation

    Main spring

    Turkish pronunciation

    meyn spırîng

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmān spərˈəɴɢ/ /ˈmeɪn spɜrˈɪŋ/
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