scape wheel

noun

, Horology.

1. escape wheel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scape wheel¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The centre wheel drives the “second wheel” D by its pinion d, and that again drives the scape-wheel E by its pinion e.

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It will be observed that the teeth of the scape-wheel have their points set the opposite way Dead escapements.

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The arbors of the scape-wheel and hour-wheel are distinct, their pivots meeting in a bush fixed somewhere between the wheels.

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Accordingly, attempts have frequently been made to drive the scape-wheel by a spiral spring, like the mainspring of a watch.

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In clocks with only three wheels in the train it is best to make the scape-wheel turn in two minutes.

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