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gravity escapement
noun
, Horology.
- 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.
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No turret clock without either a train remontoire or a gravity escapement will approach that degree of accuracy.
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It was for use in this clock that Denison invented his gravity escapement.
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The arc of vibration is more equal in this than in any other gravity escapement.
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Beat PinsThe pins at the ends of the pallets in a gravity escapement which give impulse to the pendulum.
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