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Mainspring

ˈmeɪnsprɪŋ

Mainspring definitions

noun

Inflections:

mainspring mainsprings

the main agent of motivation

"innovation is the mainspring of the new economy"

Synonyms:
motive motivation impetus driving force incentive impulse cause prime mover reason origin fountain fount beginning root generator basis
the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism