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'.

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Meanings

nounverge escapement (plural verge escapements)

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'.

Translations

German Spindelhemmung
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Hungarian orsójárat
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APA

verge escapement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20escapement

MLA

“verge escapement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20escapement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verge escapement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verge%20escapement.

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