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escapement
noun
es·cape·ment i-ˈskāp-mənt 
1
a
: a device in a timepiece which controls the motion of the train of wheelwork and through which the energy of the power source is delivered to the pendulum or balance by means of impulses that permit a tooth to escape from a pallet at regular intervals
b
: a ratchet device (such as the spacing mechanism of a typewriter) that permits motion in one direction only in equal steps
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Just like Rogers’s Centre Pompidou in Paris (designed with Renzo Piano), H. Moser & Cie’s Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater lays bare its tourbillon escapement and chime—marvels to behold that tend to be hidden from sight. 
Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2022 The state says that Bristol Bay is likely having some of its lowest chinook runs yet, and the Kenai River is also set to miss its escapement goal. Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2022 Its pallet fork and escapement wheel are both made of gold. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022 The Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Aqua Blue contrasts a minimalist presentation of minute repeater hammers and a tourbillon escapement against a can’t-miss-it background of electric aqua blue. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 The watch is a regulator (the hour and minute hands are shown on two separate dials) fitted with a pivoted detent escapement. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 June 2022 The double-barrel function includes an Original Straumann hairspring and an interchangeable Moser escapement. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022 Cartier has created a platinum automatic skeleton watch in which the rotor houses the entire movement—mainspring, escapement, and all. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 12 Apr. 2022 The manual wound manufacture caliber BVL 332 has a 60-hour power reserve and a central tourbillon escapement. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2021 See More
Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2022 The state says that Bristol Bay is likely having some of its lowest chinook runs yet, and the Kenai River is also set to miss its escapement goal. Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2022 Its pallet fork and escapement wheel are both made of gold. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022 The Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon Aqua Blue contrasts a minimalist presentation of minute repeater hammers and a tourbillon escapement against a can’t-miss-it background of electric aqua blue. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 May 2022 The watch is a regulator (the hour and minute hands are shown on two separate dials) fitted with a pivoted detent escapement. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 June 2022 The double-barrel function includes an Original Straumann hairspring and an interchangeable Moser escapement. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2022 Cartier has created a platinum automatic skeleton watch in which the rotor houses the entire movement—mainspring, escapement, and all. Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 12 Apr. 2022 The manual wound manufacture caliber BVL 332 has a 60-hour power reserve and a central tourbillon escapement. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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