Detached escapement
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Escapement — redirects here. For the fisheries term for the stock surviving fishing pressures over a spawning cycle, see Spawn (biology). For other uses, see Escapement (disambiguation). A deadbeat escapement, used in many pendulum clocks. Click above to see… … Wikipedia
Escapement — Es*cape ment, n. [Cf. F. [ e]chappement. See {Escape}.] 1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Way of escape; vent. [R.] [1913 Webster] An escapement for youthful high spirits. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] 3. The contrivance in a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Detached — De*tached , a. Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels. Extensive and detached empire. Burke. [1913 Webster] {Detached escapement}. See {Escapement}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escapement — /i skayp meuhnt/, n. 1. 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. 2. a mechanism for regulating the motion of a typewriter… … Universalium
Lever escapement — The lever escapement is a key component of the typical movement found in most mechanical wristwatches, pocket watches and many small mechanical non pendulum clocks. The invention of the lever escapement is attributed to Thomas Mudge, and its… … Wikipedia
Marine chronometer — Breguet twin barrel box chronometer. Classification Clock Industry Transportation … Wikipedia
Congreve clock — Congreve s Rolling Ball Clock as it appeared in his patent application of 1808 … Wikipedia
Martin Burgess — Edward Martin Burgess FSA FBHI, born 21 November 1931, known as Martin Burgess, is an English horologist and master clockmaker. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Notable clocks … Wikipedia
Georges Frederic Roskopf — Infobox Person name = Georges Frederic Roskopf Georges F. Roskopf (1813 1889), the inventor of the pin pallet escapement, was born in Germany and became a naturalized Swiss citizen. Early life and introduction In 1829, when Roskopf was 16, he… … Wikipedia
chronometer — chronometric /kron euh me trik/, chronometrical, adj. chronometrically, adv. /kreuh nom i teuhr/, n. 1. a timepiece or timing device with a special mechanism for ensuring and adjusting its accuracy, for use in determining longitude at sea or for… … Universalium
