escapement
The linkage in a that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically…The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
Meaning
4 sensesThe linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
The escapement is the reason why clocks tick.
A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
Hemmung
спусковой механизм часовspuskovoj mexanizm časov
An escape or a means of escape.
The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
- mechanical device that regulates movement
Translations
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Origin
From escape + -ment. The watch component is so called because it allows a tooth to escapeFrom escape + -ment. The watch component is so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration.
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Forms
plural: escapements| Singular | escapement |
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