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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lev′er escape′ment, [Horol.]- Timean escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
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
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