Escapement
[ih-skeyp-muh nt] /ɪˈskeɪp mənt/
noun
1.
Horology. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train.
Compare , (def 1), .
2.
a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack.
3.
a mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string.
4.
an act of .
5.
Archaic. a way of ; outlet.
/ɪˈskeɪpmənt/
noun
1.
(horology) a mechanism consisting of an escape wheel and anchor, used in timepieces to provide periodic impulses to the pendulum or balance
2.
any similar mechanism that regulates movement, usually consisting of toothed wheels engaged by rocking levers
3.
(in a piano) the mechanism that allows the hammer to clear the string after striking, so that the string can vibrate
4.
an overflow channel
5.
(rare) an act or means of escaping
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- Escapement-error
noun, Horology. 1. loss of isochronism in the movement of a pendulum as a result of its relation to the escapement.
- Escape notice
Elude attention or observation, as in It must have escaped the editor’s notice so I’ll write again. [ c. 1700 ]
- Escape road
noun 1. a road, usually ending in a pile of sand, provided on a hill for a driver to drive into if his brakes fail or on a bend if he loses control of the turn
- Escape rhythm
escape rhythm n. Three or more consecutive impulses occurring at a rate that does not exceed the upper limit of the inherent pacemaker of the heart.
- Escape routine
noun 1. (computing) a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence