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Brocot suspension

noun
Bro·cot suspension | \brəˈkō-, ˈbrōˌkō-\

Definition of Brocot suspension 

: a clock-pendulum suspension in which the clock can be regulated from the front of the dial

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History and Etymology for Brocot suspension

after Achille Brocot †1878 French horologist

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