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View synonyms for mainspring
mainspring
[ meyn-spring ]
noun
- the principal spring in a mechanism, as in a watch.
- the chief motive power; the impelling cause.
mainspring
/ ˈmeɪnˌsprɪŋ /
noun
- the principal power spring of a mechanism, esp in a watch or clock
- the chief cause or motive of something
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Example Sentences
The outer end of the mainspring is attached to the rim of the barrel, and the inner end to the barrel arbor.
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Unless this double mainspring is known, the conduct of Catherine de' Medici will remain forever misunderstood.
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To such religion was the mainspring which kept the whole intellect going; and religion was to be had at the meeting.
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All the old restraints were wanting, and self-interest alone formed the mainspring of action.
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Fingering is the mainspring, the determining principle, one might almost say the life and soul, of the pianoforte technique.
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