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self-winding

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self-wind·ing (slfwndng)
adj.
Designed in such a way that manual winding is unnecessary. Used of clocks and watches.

self-winding
adj
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) (of a wrist watch) having a mechanism, activated by the movements of the wearer, in which a rotating or oscillating weight rewinds the mainspring
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Adj.1.self-winding - designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"
automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
Translations
self-winding [ˌsɛlfˈwaɪndɪŋ] adja carica automatica
self-winding [ˌsɛlfˈwaɪndɪŋ] adja carica automatica


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