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clockwork

UK
/ˈklɒk.wɜːk/
US
/ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/

Translations

clockworknoun
clockworks
pl
mouvementEn horlogerie.
The antique clock's clockwork was meticulously crafted and still functioned perfectly after a century.
Le mouvement de l'horloge ancienne était minutieusement fabriqué et fonctionnait encore parfaitement après un siècle.
régularité d'horlogeAu sens figuré: fonctionnement très régulier et précis.
The factory's production line ran with the efficiency of clockwork, ensuring all products were completed on schedule.
La chaîne de production de l'usine fonctionnait avec une régularité d'horloge, garantissant que tous les produits étaient terminés à temps.
Additional translations
mécanisme d'horlogeriePlus explicite; courant dans les contextes techniques.
Synonyms
cogs
machinery
gearwork
system
operation
mechanism
clockworkadjective
more clockwork
Comp.
most clockwork
Super.
UK
/ˈklɒk.wɜːk/
US
/ˈklɑːk.wɝːk/
d'une précision d'horlogeAu sens figuré: très précis, régulier.
The evacuation procedures were carried out with clockwork precision.
Les procédures d'évacuation ont été menées avec une précision d'horloge.
à ressortPour un objet mécanique actionné par un ressort.
The children wound up a clockwork toy soldier and watched it march across the floor.
Les enfants remontèrent un soldat jouet à ressort et le regardèrent marcher sur le sol.
Synonyms
mechanical
systematic
predictable
reliable
methodical

Definitions

clockworknoun
A mechanism with a series of gears and springs, typically found in clocks and watches, that is used to measure and indicate time.
The antique clock's clockwork was meticulously crafted and still functioned perfectly after a century.
The precision and regularity of a process or operation, often likened to the predictable and reliable movement of a clock.
The factory's production line ran with the efficiency of clockwork, ensuring all products were completed on schedule.
clockworkadjective
Operating with precision and regularity, like the mechanism of a clock.
The evacuation procedures were carried out with clockwork precision.
Powered by or operated by a spring-driven mechanical mechanism.
The children wound up a clockwork toy soldier and watched it march across the floor.
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