HyperDic: escape_wheel

English > 1 sense of the expression escape wheel:
NOUNartifactescape wheelgear that engages a rocking lever
English > escape wheel: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaninggear that engages a rocking lever.
Part ofescapementmechanical device that regulates movement
Broadergear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheelA toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

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