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Escapement   /ɪskˈeɪpmənt/   Listen
Escapement

noun
1.
Mechanical device that regulates movement.





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"Escapement" Quotes from Famous Books



... an instrument for use and observation; as, to adjust a sextant, or the escapement of a chronometer. To set ...
— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth
... form part of my life, a background, an escapement from civilisation when I return to it. We must think a little of the future—lay by a store like the bees"; and next morning he looked round, his eyes delighting in the beauty of the light. Truly a light sent from beyond skies in which during the course of the day every shade of blue could ...
— Sister Teresa • George Moore
... indicates the day of the month, and with one exception (the escapement) the wheels ...
— Men of Invention and Industry • Samuel Smiles
... aberrations there were, which David Ramsay, his master, endeavoured to reduce to regular order when he discovered them, and others which he winked at—supposing them to answer the purpose of the escapement of a watch, which disposes of a certain quantity of the extra power of that mechanical impulse which puts ...
— The Fortunes of Nigel • Sir Walter Scott


Words linked to "Escapement" :   timekeeper, mechanical device, horologe, timepiece, escape wheel


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