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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'tourbillon' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions tourbillon noun  A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 514: :Time was vulnerable to the force of gravity. So Breguet came up with the , which isolated the balance wheel and escarpment off on a little platform of their own Etymology: From French, tourbillon "whirlwind".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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