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Clockwork
Meaning
Noun
●
In Clocks, Engineering & Timekeeping:
A
mechanism
powered
by a
coiled
spring
and
regulated
by some form of
escapement
; the power is
transmitted
through
toothed
gearwheels
and used to
drive
a
mechanical
clock
,
toy
, or other device.
●
The
action
of
behaving
mechanically
in the
manner
of a clock.
Adj
●
Driven by clockwork.
●
Very
smooth
and regular.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
clockwork
English
clock
English
work
English
weorc
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
wyrċan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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