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Definition of Escapement
1. Noun. Mechanical device that regulates movement.
Terms within: Escape Wheel
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Group relationships: Horologe, Timekeeper, Timepiece
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Group relationships: Horologe, Timekeeper, Timepiece
Definition of Escapement
1. n. The act of escaping; escape.
Definition of Escapement
1. Noun. The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wrist watch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration. ¹
2. Noun. a mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage ¹
3. Noun. an escape or means of escape ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Escapement
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