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escapement definition
es·cape·ment (e skāp′mənt, i-)
noun
- Rare the action of escaping or a means of escape
- the part in a mechanical clock or watch that controls the speed and regularity of the balance wheel or pendulum, and thereby of the entire mechanism, by the movement of a notched wheel (escape wheel), one tooth of which is permitted to escape from the detaining catch at a time
- a ratchet mechanism, esp. one in typewriters that regulates the horizontal movement of the carriage
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