ESCAPEMENT
\ɛskˈe͡ɪpmənt], \ɛskˈeɪpmənt], \ɛ_s_k_ˈeɪ_p_m_ə_n_t]\
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The act of escaping; escape.
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Way of escape; vent.
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The contrivance in a timepiece 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.
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The act of escaping; escape.
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Way of escape; vent.
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The contrivance in a timepiece 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.
By Noah Webster.
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A mechanical device for securing regularity of movement; used in clocks, watches, and motors.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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