ESCAPEMENT
10 letters
16 Scrabble points
Definition of ESCAPEMENT
noun
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The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.
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A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
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An escape or means of escape.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
E
S
C
A
P
E
M
E
N
T
Length
10 letters
Scrabble Score
16 points
Anagrams of ESCAPEMENT
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