Meanings
nounBrocot suspension (plural Brocot suspensions)
plural Brocot suspensions
- A clock mechanism that allowed for regulating timekeeping by altering the length of the pendulum suspension spring by a key turned in the dial.
Origin
Invented by Louis Achille Brocot.
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