clockwork

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈklɑkwɝk/

Noun

uncountable usually

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.

Japanese Meaning

重ねたコイルばね（巻き上がりばね）で駆動し、エスケープメントなどの機構で調整された、歯車を介して動力が伝達される装置。機械式時計や玩具、その他の機械装置として利用される。

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The antique watch's clockwork fascinated the students during the museum tour.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古い懐中時計のぜんまい仕掛けの機構は、博物館の見学中に学生たちを魅了した。

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Sense（1）

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.

Sense（2）

The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.

The mind feeds upon the body: pale sickness, and early decrepitude, overmaster even its spiritual essence. Too late it discovers that this earth is its prison, and not its home: the heart beats, and its pulses are the clockwork of wretchedness:...

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clockworks

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