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clockwork [ˈklɒkˌwɜːk] n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) the mechanism of a clock 2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) any similar mechanism, as in a wind-up toy like clockwork with complete regularity and precision ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations clockwork [ˈklɒkwɜːrk] n to go like clockwork → marcher comme sur des roulettes Everything went like clockwork → Tout a marché comme sur des roulettes. adj [toy, train] → mécanique clockwork [ˈklɒkˌwɜːk] 1. n to go like clockwork (fig) → funzionare alla perfezione 2. adj (toy, train) → a molla clockwork [ˈklɒkˌwɜːk] 1. n to go like clockwork (fig) → funzionare alla perfezione 2. adj (toy, train) → a molla How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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