French Meaning of mainspring

Ressort moteur

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Definitions and Meaning of mainspring in English

Wordnet

mainspring (n)

the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

Webster

mainspring (n.)

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. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.

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Ressort moteur

the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanismThe principal or most important spring in a

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mainsheet => grand-voile, mainsail => Grand-voile, mains => réseau électrique, mainprising => caution principale, mainprised => cautionné,