escapement

A mechanical device in a clock or watch that controls the movement of the gear train and allows the timekeeping mechanism to advance at regular intervals.

• 🇫🇷Mécanisme dans une horloge ou une montre qui régule le mouvement de la roue dentée et permet au mécanisme de mesure du temps d'avancer à intervalles réguliers.

1. Clock mechanism C2 formal technical

   A device in a clock or watch that controls the movement of the gears and allows the timekeeping mechanism to advance at a regular rate.

   • The watchmaker carefully adjusted the escapement to ensure accurate timekeeping.
   • A broken escapement can cause a clock to stop working entirely.
   • The design of the escapement is crucial for the precision of mechanical watches.

   🇫🇷Échappement (mécanisme d'horlogerie)

• escapements plural form
• escapements' possessive plural form
• escapement's possessive singular form