| 释义 |
scapement|ˈskeɪpmənt|
[Aphetic form of escapement.]
= escapement 2.
1755[see escapement 2]. 1789Trans. Soc. Arts II. 245 A Scapement, for the use of clock-makers. 1822Scott Nigel ii, They..have no more regularity in them than a watch without a scapement. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. I. 190/2 The mechanism by which these numbers are counted is technically called a scapement. |