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motion work

American  

noun

  1. clockwork by which the hour hand is driven from the shaft of the minute hand.


Etymology

Origin of motion work

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

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Einstein's equations of motion work equally well, mathematically, when the direction of time is reversed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Air vessels are fitted, and the motion work is simple and strong.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 by Various

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