escapement
noun/ɪˈskeɪpmənt/
/ɪˈskeɪpmənt/
[usually singular]- a machine in a clock or watch that transfers movement from the spring or weight to a wheel or pendulum that is connected to the handsWord Originlate 18th cent.: from French échappement, from échapper ‘to escape’.
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