English
wikipedia
Etymology
From F. #French|tourbillon �whirlwind�.

Noun
en-noun

1. 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 tourbillon, which isolated the balance wheel and escarpment off on a little platform of their own

French
Etymology
From OF.|fr torbeil + -on.

Pronunciation
IPA|/tu�bij��/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. whirlwind
2. eddy, whirlpool
3. physics|lang=fr vortex
4. figurative|lang=fr whirl, whirlwind, maelstrom

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