Counterpotence
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A stud with a horizontally pierced hole that sits near the underside of the top plate of a watch and secures the follower of the pivot held by the potence.
"[…] wheel turns with one end in a branch c of the potence I, and the other in the counterpotence J."
Example
More examples"[…] wheel turns with one end in a branch c of the potence I, and the other in the counterpotence J."
Etymology
From counter- + potence.
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