Felhúzású

Felhúzású is a Hungarian adjective used to describe devices or mechanisms that are wound manually to store energy, typically in a spring. The term comes from the verb felhúzni, meaning to wind up, with felhúzás as the noun for the act of winding and felhúzású indicating that a mechanism is wind-up by design. It is most commonly encountered in technical or historical descriptions of mechanical timekeeping and similar systems.

The concept is closely associated with wind-up or mainspring-based mechanisms. In clocks and watches, a felhúzású mechanism stores energy when the crown or winding key is used, and releases it gradually to power the movement. Beyond horology, the descriptor can apply to other wind-up devices such as certain mechanical toys or other spring-powered apparatuses. In such contexts, felhúzású highlights the existence of a manually wound energy source as a defining feature.

Notes on usage: in everyday language, felhúzható (windable or wind-up) or felhúzott (wound) are more common. Felhúzású tends to be used in more formal, technical, or historical descriptions to emphasize that the device inherently relies on a wind-up mechanism rather than a continuously powered or automatic system.

Examples: a felhúzású óra operates after being wound, with the energy stored in a spring driving the gear train for a limited duration. Some older spring-powered devices are described as felhúzású to distinguish them from later battery- or electric-powered counterparts.