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单词 self-winding
释义

self-winding

[ self-wahyn-ding ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈwaɪn dɪŋ /

adjective (of a timepiece)

kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.

Origin of self-winding

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby self-winding

self-understanding, self-validating, self-violence, selfward, self-will, self-winding, self-worth, self-wrong, Selihoth, Seljuk, selkie
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Example sentences from the Web for self-winding

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British Dictionary definitions for self-winding

self-winding

adjective

(of a wrist watch) having a mechanism, activated by the movements of the wearer, in which a rotating or oscillating weight rewinds the mainspring
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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