escapement
Example Sentences
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With the new escapement the clock now keeps excellent time, requiring only a minute or two of adjustment each month.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2017
For instance, the new federal rules for the Gulf of Mexico require permit holders to report to the government only “major escapement events”, defined as 10% or more of cultured fish escaping from a pen.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2016
The hatchery spring Chinook escapement goal is about 400 adults.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2016
Precise Future of Silicon Parts Still Being Debated When Ulysse Nardin introduced its Freak watch in 2001, eyebrows were raised at its use of silicon for two escapement wheels instead of the usual steel.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2012
The descent of the weight is regulated by an escapement mechanism and, before the pendulum, it was the inaccuracy of this regulation that was the source of error.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
