REMONTOIR

Etymology

Noun

remontoir (plural remontoirs)

A device in a clock which provides a regular impulse to the pendulum.

Anagrams

• interroom

Source: Wiktionary


Re*mon`toir" (re-mn"twr"; E. r-mn"twr), n. Etym: [F.] (Horology)

Definition: See under Escapement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 May 2024

INFERIOR

(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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