escapement
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escapement
- /ɪˈskeɪpmənt/
Where it comes from
From escape + -ment. The watch component is so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration.
noun escapements
- The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands. The escapement is the reason why clocks tick.
- A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
- An escape or a means of escape.
- The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn. Importantly, there are also extensive practical difficulties associated with gathering and interpreting accurate escapement and run-size information and applying it to population management.
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noun timepiece mechanism
| Español | mecanismo de escape |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탈진기 taljin'gi |
| 日本語 | 脱進機 dasshinki |
| 中文 | 擒縱器 /擒纵器 qínzòngqì |
| Français | échappement |
| Deutsch | Hemmung |
| Русский | спусковой механизм часов spuskovoj mexanizm časov |
Talk about this word "escapement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/escapement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. escapement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/escapement "escapement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/escapement.Cite this
@misc{escapement_2026,
title = {escapement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/escapement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
