tourbillon

[ toor-bil-yuhn; French toor-bee-yawn ]

/ tʊərˈbɪl yən; French tur bi ˈyɔ̃ /

noun

Horology. a frame for the escapement of a timepiece, especially a watch, geared to the going train in such a way as to rotate the escapement about once a minute in order to minimize positional error.Compare karrusel.

a firework that rises spirally: Between two spectacular pinwheels, they launched a series of silvery tourbillons.

whirlwind.

Sometimes tour·bil·lion

[toor-bil-yuhn] /tʊərˈbɪl yən/ .

Origin of tourbillon

First recorded in 1470–80; earlier turbilloun, from Middle French to(u)rbillon, from unattested Vulgar Latin turbiliōnem, dissimilated variant of turbiniōnem, accusative of turbiniō “whirlwind”; see turbine, -ion

Words nearby tourbillon

tour, touraco, Touraine, Tourane, tourbillion, tourbillon, Tourcoing, tour de force, Tour-de-France, tour d'horizon, Touré

Example sentences from the Web for tourbillon

Father was capital as the French usher Tourbillon; and the whole thing went splendidly.
The Story of My Life|Ellen Terry
A new face arose, the pretty Leontine von Morien, the tourbillon of the princely court at Rheinsberg, who pined away in sighs.
Old Fritz and the New Era|Louise Muhlbach
I have known before what it is to be in what our neighbours have called a tourbillon, but never on such a scale as this.
Danger! and Other Stories|Arthur Conan Doyle
The organisation of the body, the arrangement of its solids and liquids, is adapted to further the tourbillon vital.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

单词	tourbillon
释义	tourbillon [ toor-bil-yuhn; French toor-bee-yawn ] / tʊərˈbɪl yən; French tur bi ˈyɔ̃ / noun Horology. a frame for the escapement of a timepiece, especially a watch, geared to the going train in such a way as to rotate the escapement about once a minute in order to minimize positional error.Compare karrusel. a firework that rises spirally: Between two spectacular pinwheels, they launched a series of silvery tourbillons. whirlwind. Sometimes tour·bil·lion [toor-bil-yuhn] /tʊərˈbɪl yən/ . Origin of tourbillon First recorded in 1470–80; earlier turbilloun, from Middle French to(u)rbillon, from unattested Vulgar Latin turbiliōnem, dissimilated variant of turbiniōnem, accusative of turbiniō “whirlwind”; see turbine, -ion Words nearby tourbillon tour, touraco, Touraine, Tourane, tourbillion, tourbillon, Tourcoing, tour de force, Tour-de-France, tour d'horizon, Touré Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tourbillon Father was capital as the French usher Tourbillon; and the whole thing went splendidly. The Story of My Life\|Ellen Terry A new face arose, the pretty Leontine von Morien, the tourbillon of the princely court at Rheinsberg, who pined away in sighs. Old Fritz and the New Era\|Louise Muhlbach I have known before what it is to be in what our neighbours have called a tourbillon, but never on such a scale as this. Danger! and Other Stories\|Arthur Conan Doyle The organisation of the body, the arrangement of its solids and liquids, is adapted to further the tourbillon vital. Form and Function\|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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