Definition of Escapement
Es`cape´ment
n.
1.
The
act
of
escaping
;
escape
.
2.
Way
of
escape
;
vent
.
An
escapement
for
youthful
high
spirits
.
- G. Eliot.
3.
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
.
Related Words
escape
wheel
,
mechanical
device
,
timekeeper
,
timepiece
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