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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-skeyp-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈskeɪp mənt |
Définition of escapement
- noun escape
- There is no jeweling in the escapement or on the other end of the balance staff.
- Extract from : « The Auburndale Watch Company » by Edwin A. Battison
- The escapement is in front, so that every tooth is seen as it frees itself.
- Extract from : « Over the Teacups » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- There is an escapement, Fig. 4, which is just the opposite to the English.
- Extract from : « An Analysis of the Lever Escapement » by H. R. Playtner
- The shaft is permitted by the escapement to revolve once an hour.
- Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
- When the balance-wheel, impelled by the escapement, rotates, it winds up the spring.
- Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
- Therefore, the fifth wheel and its accompaniments are called the "escapement."
- Extract from : « Makers of Many Things » by Eva March Tappan
- He was a watchmaker, and made some improvement in the escapement of a watch.
- Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell
- There are many forms of this escapement and there is no need to explain it in detail.
- Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
- The Mudge escapement was essentially like the modern Double Roller.
- Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
- Escapement, FoliotA form of escapement actuated by a foliot balance.
- Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley
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