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• Fusee — Fu*see , n. [F. fus[ e]e a spindleful, fusee, LL. fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.] (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fusee (horology) — Used in older spring powered mechanical watches and clocks, a fusee is a cone shaped pulley with a spiral groove around it, wound with a cord or chain which is attached to the mainspring barrel. Fusees were used from the 1400s to the early 1900s… …   Wikipedia

• fusee — [fju: zi:] (US fuzee) noun 1》 a conical pulley or wheel in a watch or clock. 2》 a large headed match capable of staying alight in strong wind. 3》 N. Amer. a railway signal flare. Origin C16 (denoting a spindle shaped figure): from Fr. fusée… …   English new terms dictionary

• fusee — n. (US fuzee) 1 a conical pulley or wheel esp. in a watch or clock. 2 a large headed match for lighting a cigar or pipe in a wind. 3 US a railway signal flare. Etymology: F fuseacutee spindle ult. f. L fusus …   Useful english dictionary

• Mechanical watch — The movement of a Russian watch A mechanical watch is a watch that uses a mechanical mechanism to measure the passage of time, as opposed to modern quartz watches which function electronically. It is driven by a spring (called a mainspring) which …   Wikipedia

• watch — /woch/, v.i. 1. to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed. 2. to look or wait attentively and expectantly (usually fol. by for): to watch for a …   Universalium

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• Verge escapement — showing (c) crown wheel, (v) verge, (p,q) pallets Ve …   Wikipedia

• Mainspring — For the 2007 novel by Jay Lake, see Mainspring (novel). An uncoiled modern watch mainspring …   Wikipedia

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