tourbillon
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tourbillon
- /ˌtʊə(ɹ)bɪˈjɒn/
noun tourbillons
- A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that significantly compensates for the effects of gravity. Time was vulnerable to the force of gravity. So Breguet came up with the tourbillon, which isolated the balance wheel and escarpment off on a little platform of their own, geared to the third wheel, rotating about once a minute, assuming in the course of the day most positions in 3-D space relative
- A whirlwind.
- A kind of firework that gyrates in the air.
- Any part of a machine with a spiral movement.
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noun rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock
| 日本語 | トゥールビヨン tūrubiyon |
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| Русский | турбийо́н turbijón |
noun whirlwind
| Español | torbellino |
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Talk about this word "tourbillon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tourbillon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tourbillon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tourbillon "tourbillon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tourbillon.
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@misc{tourbillon_2026,
title = {tourbillon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tourbillon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
