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stackfreed

stackfreed noun: a simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.

Noun

stackfreed (plural stackfreeds)

  1. A simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.

Forms of stackfreed

pluralstackfreeds

Questions about stackfreed

What does stackfreed mean?
Stackfreed means a simple spring-loaded cam mechanism used in early clocks and watches to even out the force of the mainspring and thus improve timekeeping accuracy.
What part of speech is stackfreed?
Stackfreed is a noun.
What is the plural of stackfreed?
The plural of stackfreed is stackfreeds.

Words near stackfreed in the dictionary

  1. stacket
  2. stacketh
  3. stackets
  4. stackframe
  5. stackframes
  6. stackfreed
  7. stackfreeds
  8. stackful
  9. stackfuls
  10. stackgarth
  11. stackgarths

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