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clockwork

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clock·work  (klkwûrk)
n.
A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.
Idiom:
like clockwork
With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly: The project proceeded like clockwork.

clockwork
Noun
1. a mechanism similar to that of a spring-driven clock, as in a wind-up toy
2. like clockwork with complete regularity and precision
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clockworkclockwork - any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
mainspring - the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism
mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
Translations
Spanish clockwork [ˈklɔkwəːk] naparato de relojería
adj [toy, train] → de cuerda

French clockwork [ˈklɔkwəːk] clock nrouages mpl, mécanisme m [of clock]; mouvement m (d'horlogerie)
adj [toy, train] → mécanique

German clockwork [ˈklɔkwəːk] clock nUhrwerk nt
adjaufziehbar, zum Aufziehen;
like clockwork → wie am Schnürchen

Italian clockwork [ˈklɔkwəːk] nmovimento or meccanismo a orologeria
adj [toy, train] → a molla

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In spite of all that has happened since, I still remember that vigil very distinctly: the black and silent observatory, the shadowed lantern throwing a feeble glow upon the floor in the corner, the steady ticking of the clockwork of the tele- scope, the little slit in the roof--an oblong profundity with the stardust streaked across it.
A wire ran from the clockwork to one of the poles of the battery, and from the other pole through the partition into the other compartment, a second wire returning directly to the clockwork.
Then I once more rebounded heavenwards, at the vision of the eager dreamy lad whose question had set going all this odd clockwork of association.
 
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