English Explanatory Dictionary

pinion wire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wire fluted longitudinally, for making the pinions of clocks and watches. It is formed by being drawn through holes of the shape required for the leaves or teeth of the pinions.

Word forms

pinion wire pinion wires
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