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tourbillon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tourbillon.

Editorial note

Another way to understand this is that the rotational speed of the innards of the tourbillon is unaffected by turning the whole contraption.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

A whirlwind.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tourbillon gathered in one view.

noun

A whirlwind.

noun

A kind of firework that gyrates in the air.

noun

Any part of a machine with a spiral movement.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tourbillon.

noun

A whirlwind.

noun

A kind of firework that gyrates in the air.

noun

Any part of a machine with a spiral movement.

noun

(horology) A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity.

Example sentences

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Another way to understand this is that the rotational speed of the innards of the tourbillon is unaffected by turning the whole contraption.

2

In a non-tourbillon movement, any of these components might be mounted to the front or back plate.

3

Are you serious, a car with Lidar sensor that's not even available in Bugatti Tourbillon that cost 500x more?

4

Sheesh, you get a Valerii Danevych with a flying tourbillon for yourself and to save the planet..

5

This is an extremely cool project, but calling it a tourbillon movement is disingenuous at best.

6

Does a grandfather clock and a tourbillon wristwatch encapsulate the same/similar general principles of timekeeping?

7

The tourbillon is absolutely mesmerizing.

8

As someone who has sometimes found himself inexplicably lost in the tourbillon of events--why am I doing this?

9

It's difficult to see in this first example, but this is, in fact, on its way to becoming a full fledged tourbillon movement.

10

Journe with tourbillon (I found one in Tokyo that was comparable in price to a Rolex).

11

Our app may seem simple, but if you could open it up you'd find an elegant tourbillon - it wasn't thrown together in the slightest.

12

With a tourbillon movement, the escapement rotates relative to the rest of the movement (the front plate, back plate, drive train, etc).

Quote examples

1

Journe Tourbillon Souverain, which feature a "remontoire" that stores up energy before releasing it on the second for increased accuracy.

2

But there's always somebody that use them to "show off": while some people will buy a "neat" Seiko, Tudor, or even Rolex, there's always one Cristiano Ronaldo that will buy the 2 million dollar gem covered version, or the tourbillon whatever.

3

It also says: "While 3D printing is getting much more advanced, and very quickly, it's not an exact science yet, so Manousos does have to fine-tune components as he creates each tourbillon" Price is less than I feared, at $3000,—.

Proper noun examples

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Few favorites for people with spare time (and lots of money if one wants to buy these): Tourbillon: a watch complication where the main mechanism is mounted on a rotating wheel so that gravity doesn't affect the watch in a single direction.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tourbillon in a sentence?

Another way to understand this is that the rotational speed of the innards of the tourbillon is unaffected by turning the whole contraption.

What does tourbillon mean?

A whirlwind.

What part of speech is tourbillon?

tourbillon is commonly used as noun.