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HAIRSPRING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hairspring mean?
• HAIRSPRING (noun)
The noun HAIRSPRING has 1 sense:
1. a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
Familiarity information: HAIRSPRING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hairspring" is a kind of...):
spiral spring (a spring that is wound like a spiral)
Holonyms ("hairspring" is a part of...):
horologe; timekeeper; timepiece (a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)
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