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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•cape•ment (i skāp′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - Time[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.
- a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter carriage, consisting of pawls and a toothed wheel or rack.
- Music and Dancea mechanism in a piano that causes a hammer to fall back into rest position immediately after striking a string.
- an act of escaping.
- [Archaic.]a way of escape;
outlet.
- escape + -ment (calque of French échappement 1730–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: escapement /ɪˈskeɪpmənt/ n - a mechanism consisting of an escape wheel and anchor, used in timepieces to provide periodic impulses to the pendulum or balance
- any similar mechanism that regulates movement, usually consisting of toothed wheels engaged by rocking levers
- (in a piano) the mechanism that allows the hammer to clear the string after striking, so that the string can vibrate
- rare an act or means of escaping
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