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Definition of the day : « escapement »

  • noun escape
Example sentences :
  • 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