Clockwork

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  • noun. A mechanism of geared wheels driven by a wound spring, as in a mechanical clock.
  • idiom. (like clockwork) With machinelike regularity and precision; perfectly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The machinery and movements of a clock; any complex mechanism of wheels producing regularity or precision of movement.
  • noun. Figuratively, any regulated system by which work is performed steadily and without confusion, as if by machinery.
  • Marked by machine-like regularity of operation: as, a clockwork system; clockwork movements.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The machinery of a clock, or machinery resembling that of a clock; machinery which produces regularity of movement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock
  • Word Usage
    "The clockwork is radiocontrolled and the timedots (the dots that mark the hours) comes in 3 different sizes and colours."
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    mechanism  
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    Synonym
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    machiner