lever escape wheel

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• escape wheel — Horol. a toothed wheel for regulating a going train to which it is geared, engaging intermittently with the pallets of a pendulum or balance mechanism in such a way as to cause the mechanism to oscillate rhythmically, and in so doing free the… …   Universalium

• escape wheel — noun gear that engages a rocking lever • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel • Part Holonyms: ↑escapement …   Useful english dictionary

• Lever — Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lever escapement — Lever Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lever jack — Lever Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lever watch — Lever Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lever escapement — The lever escapement is a key component of the typical movement found in most mechanical wristwatches, pocket watches and many small mechanical non pendulum clocks. The invention of the lever escapement is attributed to Thomas Mudge, and its… …   Wikipedia

• Wheel train (horology) — In horology, a wheel train (or just train) is the gear train of a mechanical watch or clock.[1] Although the term is used for other types of gear trains, the long history of mechanical timepieces has created a traditional terminology for their… …   Wikipedia

• lever — n. & v. n. 1 a bar resting on a pivot, used to help lift a heavy or firmly fixed object. 2 Mech. a simple machine consisting of a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum (fixed point) which can be acted upon by a force (effort) in order to move a load …   Useful english dictionary

• lever watch — noun : a watch with lever escapement having a vibrating lever to connect the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance …   Useful english dictionary

• lever escapement — Horol. an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium