escapement

[ ih-skeyp-muhnt ]

/ ɪˈskeɪp mənt /

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noun

Horology. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train.Compare anchor escapement, deadbeat (def. 4), lever escapement.

a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack.

a mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string.

an act of escaping.

Archaic. a way of escape; outlet.

Origin of escapement

1730–40; escape + -ment (calque of French échappement

Words nearby escapement

escaped ventricular contraction, escapee, escape hatch, Escape key, escape mechanism, escapement, escapement error, escape notice, escape pipe, escape rhythm, escape road

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Example sentences from the Web for escapement

Like De Vick's clock also Huygens's clock had its escapement wheel acting upon two pallets.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
There is no escapement constructed where carefully-made drawings tend more to perfect knowledge of the action than the cylinder.
Watch and Clock Escapements|Anonymous
By designing, we mean giving full instructions for drawing an escapement of this kind to the best proportions.
Watch and Clock Escapements|Anonymous
In this escapement as delineated there is perfect tangential locking.
Watch and Clock Escapements|Anonymous

The pendulum had apparently no escapement and the puzzle was how it was maintained in motion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for escapement

escapement

/ (ɪˈskeɪpmənt) /

noun

horology a mechanism consisting of an escape wheel and anchor, used in timepieces to provide periodic impulses to the pendulum or balance

any similar mechanism that regulates movement, usually consisting of toothed wheels engaged by rocking levers

(in a piano) the mechanism that allows the hammer to clear the string after striking, so that the string can vibrate

an overflow channel

rare an act or means of escaping

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单词	escapement
释义	escapement [ ih-skeyp-muhnt ] / ɪˈskeɪp mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR escapement ON THESAURUS.COM noun Horology. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train.Compare anchor escapement, deadbeat (def. 4), lever escapement. a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack. a mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string. an act of escaping. Archaic. a way of escape; outlet. Origin of escapement 1730–40; escape + -ment (calque of French échappement Words nearby escapement escaped ventricular contraction, escapee, escape hatch, Escape key, escape mechanism, escapement, escapement error, escape notice, escape pipe, escape rhythm, escape road Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for escapement Like De Vick's clock also Huygens's clock had its escapement wheel acting upon two pallets. Stories of Useful Inventions\|Samuel Eagle Foreman There is no escapement constructed where carefully-made drawings tend more to perfect knowledge of the action than the cylinder. Watch and Clock Escapements\|Anonymous By designing, we mean giving full instructions for drawing an escapement of this kind to the best proportions. Watch and Clock Escapements\|Anonymous In this escapement as delineated there is perfect tangential locking. Watch and Clock Escapements\|Anonymous The pendulum had apparently no escapement and the puzzle was how it was maintained in motion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for escapement escapement / (ɪˈskeɪpmənt) / noun horology a mechanism consisting of an escape wheel and anchor, used in timepieces to provide periodic impulses to the pendulum or balance any similar mechanism that regulates movement, usually consisting of toothed wheels engaged by rocking levers (in a piano) the mechanism that allows the hammer to clear the string after striking, so that the string can vibrate an overflow channel rare an act or means of escaping Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to escapement flight, evasion, decampment, getaway, breakout, exodus, breaking away, escaping
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escapement

noun

Origin of escapement

Words nearby escapement

Example sentences from the Web for escapement

British Dictionary definitions for escapement

noun

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