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Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - escapement

 

Escapement

escapement
n. 1 the part of a clock or watch that connects and regulates the motive power. 2 the part of the mechanism in a piano that enables the hammer to fall back immediately it has struck the string. 3 archaic a means of escape. Etymology: F {eacute}chappement f. {eacute}chapper ESCAPE
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  noun Date: 1779 1. a device in a timepiece which controls the motion of the train of wheelwork and through which the energy of the power source is delivered to the pendulum or balance by means of impulses that permit a tooth to escape from a pallet at regular intervals, a ratchet device (as the spacing mechanism of a typewriter) that permits motion in one direction only in equal steps, 2. the act of escaping, a way of escape ; vent ...
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