avance.
side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster
Meaning & usage
side in the clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go faster
Where this word comes from
From French avance (“advance”), from the verb avancer (“to advance, go forward”), from Middle French advancer (“to advance”), from Old French avancer, avancier (“to advance; continue”), from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante (“before, in front”), from both ab (“of, from, by”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from ante (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti, from *h₂énts (“forehead, front”), from *h₂ent- (“face, front”), from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) and *-s (derives nouns from roots). Doublet of avanse.
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