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counterpotence

counterpotence noun: a stud with a horizontally pierced hole that sits near the underside of the top plate of a watch and secures the follower of the pivot held by the potence.

Noun

counterpotence (plural counterpotences)

  1. A stud with a horizontally pierced hole that sits near the underside of the top plate of a watch and secures the follower of the pivot held by the potence.
    • […] wheel turns with one end in a branch c of the potence I, and the other in the counterpotence J.1868, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining and Engineering, volume 1, page 859
    • This will allow the complete counterpotence, pivoted at its part (38), to be lifted and swung out1981, Chilton's Jewelers' Circular/Keystone, page 102

Forms of counterpotence

pluralcounterpotences

Origin of counterpotence

From counter- + potence.

Questions about counterpotence

What does counterpotence mean?
Counterpotence means a stud with a horizontally pierced hole that sits near the underside of the top plate of a watch and secures the follower of the pivot held by the potence.
What part of speech is counterpotence?
Counterpotence is a noun.
What is the plural of counterpotence?
The plural of counterpotence is counterpotences.

Words near counterpotence in the dictionary

  1. counterposition
  2. counterpositional
  3. counterpositions
  4. counterpossible
  5. counterpossibles
  6. counterpotence
  7. counterpotences
  8. counterpotent
  9. counterpotente
  10. counterpotents
  11. counterpotenty

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