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Meaning of "mainspring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAINSPRING

mainspring  [ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAINSPRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mainspring is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAINSPRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mainspring

Mainspring

A mainspring is a spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon used as a power source in mechanical watches, some clocks, and other clockwork mechanisms. Winding the timepiece, by turning a knob or key, stores energy in the mainspring by twisting the spiral tighter. The force of the mainspring then turns the clock's wheels as it unwinds, until the next winding is needed. The adjectives wind-up and spring-powered refer to mechanisms powered by mainsprings, which also include kitchen timers, music boxes, wind-up toys and clockwork radios.

Definition of mainspring in the English dictionary

The definition of mainspring in the dictionary is the principal power spring of a mechanism, esp in a watch or clock. Other definition of mainspring is the chief cause or motive of something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAINSPRING


bedspring
ˈbedsprɪŋ
dayspring
ˈdeɪˌsprɪŋ
hairspring
ˈhɛəˌsprɪŋ
handspring
ˈhændˌsprɪŋ
headspring
ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ
Houghton-le-Spring
ˈhaʊtənləˈsprɪŋ
offspring
ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ
outspring
ˌaʊtˈsprɪŋ
respring
ˌriːˈsprɪŋ
spring
sprɪŋ
upspring
ʌpˈsprɪŋ
watchspring
ˈwɒtʃˌsprɪŋ
wellspring
ˈwɛlˌsprɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAINSPRING

mainpernor
mainprise
mains
mains electricity
mains gas
mains set
mains supply
mains water
mainsail
mainsheet
mainstay
mainstream
mainstream corporation tax
mainstreaming
mainstreeting
maintain
maintainability
maintainable
maintained school
maintainer

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAINSPRING

air spring
Arab Spring
box spring
catering
coil spring
considering
during
engineering
equinoctial spring
hiring
hot spring
leaf spring
manufacturing
mineral spring
monitoring
Pierian Spring
sulfur spring
sulphur spring
thermal spring
valve spring

Synonyms and antonyms of mainspring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MAINSPRING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mainspring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mainspring

Translation of «mainspring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAINSPRING

Find out the translation of mainspring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mainspring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mainspring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

发条
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resorte principal
570 millions of speakers

English

mainspring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेरणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النابض الرئيسي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пружиной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mola mestra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুখ্য উদ্দেশ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ressort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mainspring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Triebfeder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原動力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태엽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mainspring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உந்து விசையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महसूल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başlıca etken
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

molla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprężyną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пружиною
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

resortului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινητήρια δύναμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dryfveer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drivfjädern
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hovedkilden
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mainspring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINSPRING»

The term «mainspring» is regularly used and occupies the 106.149 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAINSPRING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mainspring

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5 QUOTES WITH «MAINSPRING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mainspring.
1
Max Beerbohm
Incongruity is the mainspring of laughter.
2
Clarence Day
Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at times to reflect on those facts.
3
Oriana Fallaci
It is the mainspring of life, courage. And courage has many faces.
4
Guy Finley
Resistance to revelation, resistance to becoming conscious of all that dwells within us - high and low, light and dark - is the anti-change factor. It is also the mainspring of all our psychological fears.
5
Marquis de Sade
The imagination is the spur of delights... all depends upon it, it is the mainspring of everything; now, is it not by means of the imagination one knows joy? Is it not of the imagination that the sharpest pleasures arise?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAINSPRING»

Discover the use of mainspring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mainspring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mainspring
Mainspring is the story of a young clockmaker's apprentice, who is visited by the Archangel Gabriel. He is told that he must take the Key Perilous and rewind the Mainspring of the Earth.
Jay Lake, 2008
2
The Mainspring of Human Progress
Henry Grady Weaver. land audience that the Cavalier, as well as the Puritan, was among the early settlers and that he was "up and able to be about."* He pointed out that it was the Virginia Cavalier who first challenged France on this ...
Henry Grady Weaver, 1958
3
Repair and Restore Your 400-Day Clock
Clock supply houses stock mainspring lubricants that are satisfactory for use on 400-day clock mainsprings. This is what you should obtain unless you are an experienced clock repairer with your own personal preference. Once the relaxed  ...
Joseph Rabushka, 2010
4
LIFE
When your watch stops and you take it in to be fixed, your jeweler's repair man looks first for \a broken mainspring because millions of them break every year. IN FACE OF THE FACT THAT MILLIONS OF WATCH MAINSPRINGS BREAK ...
5
The Gun Digest Book of the 1911
With the magazine catch out, the trigger comes out of the rear of the slide. The only things left are the mainspring assembly and the magazine catch assembly. The magazine catch is obvious. With the small screwdriver, turn the retainer out of ...
Patrick Sweeney, 2001
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LIFE
K- i;5;>|§M.'^ :: □:□ ': □ :□ -&*□'& >& Longines Oslo Automatic. Water proof*, shock-resistant, unbreakable mainspring. Sweep second hand. Handsomely cased in 14K gold. $195. All watches illustrated have 18K gold applied dial markers.
7
Gunsmithing - Pistols and Revolvers
More likely than a shortened, broken, or bent firing pin is that someone has decreased the strength of the mainspring. If you've noticed light and insufficient firing pin strikes on the primers, check the mainspring. Modified springs as the problem ...
Patrick Sweeney, 2009
8
LIFE
And it delivers a steady flow of power for greater accuracy When watches stop and can't be wound; when they suddenly start losing or gaining a lot of time, repairmen look first at the mainspring. Over half of all watch movement repairs are due ...
9
Handbook of Motivation Science
Motivation. A. MAINSPRING. OF. SOCIAL. ACTION. Chapter 3 The Many Sides of Control Motivation MOTIVES FOR ... The primary theme of the present 27 Belongingness Motivation: A Mainspring of Social Action Mark R Leary and Cody B.
James Y. Shah, Wendi L. Gardner, 2008
10
LIFE
n&<^ AT NO EXTRA COST ! The most important watchmaking development in over 200 years! cL The amazing DuraPotver Mainspring* that eliminates 90% of watch repairs due to carbon steel mainspring failures Of all the Elgin Watches that ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAINSPRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mainspring is used in the context of the following news items.
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SUNY Upstate University Hospital wins Mainspring HOPE Award …
Mainspring Healthcare Solutions, the leading provider of innovative hospital operations management solutions, awarded its inaugural Hospital ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
2
The Hautlence Vortex: Is This The World's Slowest Tourbillon? | Quill …
... progression of displays from left to right makes it very easy to read: our example shown above displays 2:05 with a fully wound mainspring. «Quill & Pad, Jul 15»
3
Colt Stainless 1991 Commander: Classic carry, updated - Guns.com
The flat polymer mainspring housing that comes standard on these pistols is not my favorite, but it works. The flat housing has a huge following, ... «Guns.com, Jul 15»
4
Test - A week on the wrist : Hysek IO skeleton tourbillon | Watch …
The IO skeleton tourbillon is no exception: mainspring barrel at 7 o'clock, tourbillon at 11 o'clock. The great success of this arrangement is that it ... «World Tempus, Jul 15»
5
Mason makes Raiders U-turn - Sport - Romford Recorder
Without your support the clockwork mechanism that is the Raiders organisation doesn't even get its mainspring tightened!” Keywords: Michael ... «Romford Recorder, Jul 15»
6
A. Lange & Söhne - Lange 1 | New watches | WorldTempus
The calibre is still endowed with a twin mainspring barrel for a power reserve of three days as well as with classic hallmarks such as the ... «World Tempus, Jul 15»
7
MB&F's audio ode to Star Wars
Its intricacies are a marriage of mainspring, cylinder and comb, its materials consisting of the aforementioned wood, with hardware made of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Seiko Unveils Grand Seiko 55th Anniversary Spring Drive Chrono …
... the Spring Drive system does use a traditional rotor for automatic winding of the mainspring — here emblazoned with the Grand Seiko lion ... «Watchtime.com, Jul 15»
9
MusicMachine 3
Each movement has its own winding key (disguised as thrusters), a mainspring barrel, horizontal cylinder with pins, and comb with hand-tuned ... «World Tempus, Jul 15»
10
Difficult times for overnight shelter program in Plymouth
Reached at his Quincy office, Yazwinski said Father Bill's & MainSpring is ready to assist the Plymouth Task Force and the community in any ... «The Patriot Ledger, Jul 15»

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