French Horology Glossary Translation Lookup
Translate six foundational French horology terms through the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry dictionary with context cautions.
Description
French horological terms need context when translated.
French horological terms need context when translated. A chronometer, hairspring and escapement describe different components or functions.1
Translate six foundational French horology terms through the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry dictionary with context cautions.
When to use French Horology Glossary Translation Lookup
Use this tool to translate six foundational French horology terms through the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry dictionary with context cautions.
Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
How to use French Horology Glossary Translation Lookup and understand its results
- Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
- Enter termFocus using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read englishMeaning, frenchTerm, terminologyCaution. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| termFocus | French horology glossary focus | string; one of "balancier", "chronometre", "echappement", "remontoire", "spiral", "tourbillon" | Required |
Select an exact supported termFocus value from the field table and run the lookup. The implementation selects a fixed local table entry and returns the fields shown below. Matching is case-sensitive, with no trimming, synonyms or free-text search. Any keyDate output can be a date, period or context label.
result=stored entry for selected focus Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| englishMeaning | English horology meaning | string |
| frenchTerm | French horology term | string |
| terminologyCaution | Translation context caution | string |
{
"input": {
"termFocus": "echappement"
},
"output": {
"englishMeaning": "escapement",
"frenchTerm": "échappement",
"terminologyCaution": "Translations follow Swiss horology usage where applicable; chronomètre and remontoire require context, and a French word can have meanings outside watchmaking."
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Only the six listed keys are translated; spelling with accents is not accepted as a replacement for the enum key. No sources are fetched or statements updated at runtime.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Extremely large text inputs are rejected. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
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