Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hair-spring]
- /ˈhɛərˌsprɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hair-spring]
- /ˈhɛərˌsprɪŋ/
Definitions of hairspring word
- noun hairspring a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece. 1
- noun hairspring A slender flat coiled spring regulating the movement of the balance wheel in a watch. 1
- noun hairspring a very fine spiral spring in some timepieces, which, in combination with the balance wheel, controls the timekeeping 0
- noun hairspring a very slender, spiral spring that controls the regular movement of the balance wheel in a watch or clock 0
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Origin of hairspring
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; hair + spring
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Parts of speech for Hairspring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hairspring popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hairspring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hairspring
noun hairspring
- spring — String PRocessING language
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