escapement wheel
1Escapement — redirects here. For the fisheries term for the stock surviving fishing pressures over a spawning cycle, see Spawn (biology). For other uses, see Escapement (disambiguation). A deadbeat escapement, used in many pendulum clocks. Click above to see… …
2Escapement — Es*cape ment, n. [Cf. F. [ e]chappement. See {Escape}.] 1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Way of escape; vent. [R.] [1913 Webster] An escapement for youthful high spirits. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 3. The contrivance in a… …
3escapement — [e skāp′mənt, iskāp′mənt] n. [ ESCAPE + MENT, after Fr échappement] 1. Rare the action of escaping or a means of escape 2. the part in a mechanical clock or watch that controls the speed and regularity of the balance wheel or pendulum, and… …
4Wheel train (horology) — In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock.[1] Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history of mechanical timepieces has created a traditional terminology for their… …
5escapement — /i skayp meuhnt/, n. 1. Horol. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train. Cf. anchor escapement, deadbeat (def. 1), lever escapement. 2. a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter… …
6escapement — noun a) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wrist watch) 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… …
7escapement — es•cape•ment [[t]ɪˈskeɪp mənt[/t]] n. 1) hor the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train 2) mac a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed… …
8escapement — /əsˈkeɪpmənt/ (say uhs kaypmuhnt) noun 1. Obsolete a. an act of escaping. b. a way of escape; an outlet. 2. the portion of a watch or clock which measures beats and controls the speed of the time train. 3. a mechanism consisting of a notched… …
9Anchor escapement — Anchor escapement. The anchor and escape wheel of a late 19th century clock …
10Verge escapement — showing (c) crown wheel, (v) verge, (p,q) pallets Ve …
