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单词 Geneva stop
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Definition of Geneva stop in English:

Geneva stop

noun

  • A stop consisting of a wheel with radial slots or cogs, as in a Geneva movement, but with one of the slots or cogs missing, so that the wheel stops turning before it makes a complete revolution.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian.

Definition of Geneva stop in US English:

Geneva stop

noun

  • A stop consisting of a wheel with radial slots or cogs, as in a Geneva movement, but with one of the slots or cogs missing, so that the wheel stops turning before it makes a complete revolution.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Willis (1800–1875), engineer and architectural historian.
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