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gravity escapement

noun

, Horology.
  1. an escapement, used especially in large outdoor clocks, in which the impulse is given to the pendulum by means of a weight falling through a certain distance.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gravity escapement1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences

The double three-legged gravity escapement, which was first used in the Westminster clock, is shown in fig. 20.

No turret clock without either a train remontoire or a gravity escapement will approach that degree of accuracy.

It was for use in this clock that Denison invented his gravity escapement.

The arc of vibration is more equal in this than in any other gravity escapement.

Beat PinsThe pins at the ends of the pallets in a gravity escapement which give impulse to the pendulum.

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