English-Finnish translations for mainspring
- kellonjousi
- vieteriEnnen kuin gramofoni saadaan soimaan, pitää vierittää veiviä, jolloin vieteri virittyy antamaan voimaa pyörittääkseen levylautasta.
Definition of mainspring
- The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling
- The most important reason for something ''the springs of her ambition''
Examples
- My daughter is the mainspring of my life.
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