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Escapement — 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… … Wikipedia
Escapement — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escapement — ► NOUN 1) a mechanism in a clock or watch that connects and regulates the motive power. 2) a mechanism in a typewriter that shifts the carriage a small fixed amount to the left after a key is pressed and released. 3) the part of the mechanism in… … English terms dictionary
escapement — [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… … English World dictionary
escapement — /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… … Universalium
escapement error — Horol. loss of isochronism in the movement of a pendulum as a result of its relation to the escapement. * * * … Universalium
escapement error — Horol. loss of isochronism in the movement of a pendulum as a result of its relation to the escapement … Useful english dictionary
escapement — number of migratory fish that reach a favourable spawning area annually. Refers to the fish that pass through a fishing area unscathed and reach the spawning grounds; usually said of anadromous fish … Dictionary of ichthyology
escapement — 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… … Wiktionary
Escapement — Матрицевыпускающий механизм (строкоотливной наборной машины); Смещение на ширину знака, отработка ширины знака … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
