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1. (n.) escapement
the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train.
2. escapement
a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack.
3. escapement
a mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string.
4. escapement
an act of escaping.
5. escapement
a way of escape; outlet.
Etymology: (1730–40; calque of F échappement)
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1. (noun) escapement
mechanical device that regulates movement
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1. (noun) Escapement
the act of escaping; escape
2. (noun) Escapement
way of escape; vent
3. (noun) Escapement
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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