mainspring English

Meaning mainspring meaning

What does mainspring mean?

mainspring

— noun the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

Synonyms mainspring synonyms

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spring

root

spiral power spring

source

reason

progenitor

power spring

originator

origin

occasion

motive power

main spring

lift

impulse

impellent

hub

heart

head

fountainhead

fount

founder

driving force

down-bow

commencement

chief

cause

beginning

ancestor