verge escapement

English

Noun

verge escapement (plural verge escapements)

1. One of an early type of mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.

Translations

Translations

• German: Spindelhemmung f
• Hungarian: orsójárat

References

• verge escapement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Category:Verge escapements on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons