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is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device." ], "id": "en-clockwork-en-noun-YtgePq8K", "links": [ [ "mechanism", "mechanism" ], [ "powered", "powered" ], [ "coiled", "coiled" ], [ "spring", "spring" ], [ "regulated", "regulated" ], [ "escapement", "escapement" ], [ "power", "power" ], [ "transmitted", "transmitted" ], [ "toothed", "toothed" ], [ "gearwheel", "gearwheel" ], [ "drive", "drive" ], [ "mechanical", "mechanical" ], [ "clock", "clock" ], [ "toy", "toy" ], [ "device", "device" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "časovnikov mehanizǎm", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "часовников механизъм" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "发条装置" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "钟表机构" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "uurwerk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "rouage" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Federwerk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Uhrwerk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "klukkuverk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "úrverk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "gangverk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "oibriú cloig" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "orologeria" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "meccanismo a molla" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "karakuri", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "からくり" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "alt": "ぜんまいじかけ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "zenmaijikake", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "ぜんまい仕掛け" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "urverk" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "zegarowy mechanizm sprężynowy" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "corda" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cuerda" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "mecanismo" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mecanismo de relojería" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "engranaje" }, { "_dis1": "98 2", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "urverk" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "6 3 47 44", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" }, { "_dis": "15 5 41 39", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms suffixed with -work", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock." ], "id": "en-clockwork-en-noun-GsLjQzlo", "links": [ [ "mechanically", "mechanically" ], [ "clock", "clock" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈklɑkwɝk/", "tags": [ "US" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwɜːk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] } ], "wikipedia": [ "clockwork (disambiguation)" ], "word": "clockwork" } { "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "clock", "3": "work" }, "expansion": "clock + -work", "name": "suffix" } ], "etymology_text": "From clock + -work.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "-" }, "expansion": "clockwork (not comparable)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "_dis": "15 5 41 39", "kind": "other", "name": "English terms suffixed with -work", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "Driven by clockwork." ], "id": "en-clockwork-en-adj-eB4mkCsh", "tags": [ "attributive", "not-comparable" ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1962 April, J. M. Tolson, “The Nederlands Railways today: III: Signalling and freight”, in Modern Railways, page 244", "text": "In their freight, as in their passenger operations, the N.S. present a picture of clockwork efficiency.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "Very smooth and regular." ], "id": "en-clockwork-en-adj-39zisWOJ", "tags": [ "attributive", "not-comparable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈklɑkwɝk/", "tags": [ "US" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwɜːk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] } ], "wikipedia": [ "clockwork (disambiguation)" ], "word": "clockwork" }
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"English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device." ], "links": [ [ "mechanism", "mechanism" ], [ "powered", "powered" ], [ "coiled", "coiled" ], [ "spring", "spring" ], [ "regulated", "regulated" ], [ "escapement", "escapement" ], [ "power", "power" ], [ "transmitted", "transmitted" ], [ "toothed", "toothed" ], [ "gearwheel", "gearwheel" ], [ "drive", "drive" ], [ "mechanical", "mechanical" ], [ "clock", "clock" ], [ "toy", "toy" ], [ "device", "device" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] }, { "glosses": [ "The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock." ], "links": [ [ "mechanically", "mechanically" ], [ "clock", "clock" ] ], "tags": [ "uncountable", "usually" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈklɑkwɝk/", "tags": [ "US" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwɜːk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] } ], "translations": [ { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "časovnikov mehanizǎm", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "часовников механизъм" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "发条装置" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "钟表机构" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "uurwerk" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "rouage" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Federwerk" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "Uhrwerk" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "klukkuverk" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "úrverk" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "gangverk" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "oibriú cloig" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "orologeria" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "meccanismo a molla" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "karakuri", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "からくり" }, { "alt": "ぜんまいじかけ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "zenmaijikake", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "ぜんまい仕掛け" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "urverk" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "zegarowy mechanizm sprężynowy" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "corda" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cuerda" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "mecanismo" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mecanismo de relojería" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "engranaje" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device", "word": "urverk" } ], "wikipedia": [ "clockwork (disambiguation)" ], "word": "clockwork" } { "categories": [ "English 2-syllable words", "English adjectives", "English countable nouns", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English entries with topic categories using raw markup", "English lemmas", "English nouns", "English terms suffixed with -work", "English terms with IPA pronunciation", "English uncomparable adjectives", "English uncountable nouns", "en:Clocks", "en:Engineering", "en:Timekeeping" ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "clock", "3": "work" }, "expansion": "clock + -work", "name": "suffix" } ], "etymology_text": "From clock + -work.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "-" }, "expansion": "clockwork (not comparable)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "Driven by clockwork." ], "tags": [ "attributive", "not-comparable" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1962 April, J. M. Tolson, “The Nederlands Railways today: III: Signalling and freight”, in Modern Railways, page 244", "text": "In their freight, as in their passenger operations, the N.S. present a picture of clockwork efficiency.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "Very smooth and regular." ], "tags": [ "attributive", "not-comparable" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/ˈklɑkwɝk/", "tags": [ "US" ] }, { "ipa": "/ˈklɒkwɜːk/", "tags": [ "UK" ] } ], "wikipedia": [ "clockwork (disambiguation)" ], "word": "clockwork" }
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