Escapement
[is'keipmәnt]
Definition
(n.) The act of escaping; escape.
(n.) Way of escape; vent.
(n.) 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.
Typist: Meg
Examples
- While there are several distinct parts of this device, each having its individual function, they may be considered as a whole under the general term of the escapement. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This was a great advance, as a more accurate division of time was had by improving the isochronous properties of the vibrating escapement. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The water thus acted as an escapement to control the motive power. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- E is a crown-wheel escapement--like that in a bottle roasting-jack--which turns A alternately to the left and right, thus causing the hand to traverse the 13 cards. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The pendulum and watch-springs needed to have their movements controlled and balanced by better escapements. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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