self-winding
[ self-wahyn-ding ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈwaɪn dɪŋ /
adjective (of a timepiece)
kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.
Origin of self-winding
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby self-winding
self-treatment,
self-understanding,
self-validating,
self-violence,
self-will,
self-winding,
self-worth,
self-wrong,
selfdom,
selfheal,
selfhood
Example sentences from the Web for self-winding
The young inventors put two and two together and created a ball that uses technology similar to a self-winding watch.
British Dictionary definitions for self-winding
self-winding
adjective
(of a wrist watch) having a mechanism, activated by the movements of the wearer, in which a rotating or oscillating weight rewinds the mainspring