ESCAPEMENT

10 letters 16 Scrabble points

Definition of ESCAPEMENT

noun
  1. 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.

  2. A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.

  3. 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

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