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verge escapement

verge escapement noun: one of an early type of mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.

Noun

verge escapement (plural verge escapements)

  1. One of an early type of mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.

Forms of verge escapement

pluralverge escapements

Questions about verge escapement

What does verge escapement mean?
Verge escapement means one of an early type of mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.
What part of speech is verge escapement?
Verge escapement is a noun.
What is the plural of verge escapement?
The plural of verge escapement is verge escapements.

Words near verge escapement in the dictionary

  1. Vergara
  2. Vergaras
  3. vergasovaite
  4. Vergaña
  5. verge
  6. verge escapement
  7. verge escapements
  8. verge on
  9. verge staff
  10. verge staffs
  11. verge-staff

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