remontoir

/ ˌrɛmənˈtwɑː /

noun

1. any of various devices used in watches, clocks, etc, to compensate for errors arising from the changes in the force driving the escapement

Word History and Origins

Origin of remontoir¹

C19: from French: winding mechanism, from remonter to wind; see _remount

Example Sentences

Hooke, the contemporary of Newton, gave it the balance-wheel, with the spiral spring, and various escapements in succession were devised, such as the anchor, the dead-beat, the duplex, the remontoir.

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