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Geneva mechanism
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English
Etymology
So called from Geneva in Switzerland, an important center of watchmaking.
Noun
right|thumb|An animation of a Geneva mechanism.
en mechanics A mechanism that translates a continuous rotation into an intermittent rotary motion, using an intermittent gear where the drive wheel has a pin that reaches into a slot of the driven wheel and thereby advances it by one step, and having a raised circular blocking disc that locks the driven wheel in position between steps.
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