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es·cape·ment / iˈskāpmənt/ • n. a mechanism in a clock or watch that alternately checks and releases the train by a fixed amount and transmits a periodic impulse from the spring or weight to the balance wheel or pendulum. ∎ the part of the mechanism in a piano that enables the hammer to fall back as soon as it has struck the string.
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