notched wheel

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• count wheel — noun Etymology: count (II) : the notched wheel that in some clocks regulates the number of strokes in sounding the hour * * * count wheel noun A wheel with notched edge controlling the stroke of a clock in sounding the hours • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Minor Wheel of Time characters — This article contains information on minor characters in Robert Jordan s extensive The Wheel of Time fantasy fiction series who do not have their own article or appear on other pages. For example, members of a particular group, such as the Green… …   Wikipedia

• ratchet wheel — noun toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever • Hypernyms: ↑wheel • Part Holonyms: ↑ratchet, ↑rachet, ↑ratch * * * noun 1. : a notched or toothed wheel either held in position or turned by an engaging detent …   Useful english dictionary

• Detent — Not to be confused with Détente. Detent is the term for a method, as well as the actual device, used to mechanically resist or arrest the rotation of a wheel, axle or spindle. A detent can be used to intentionally divide a rotation into discrete… …   Wikipedia

• Anchor windlass — An anchor windlass within the forecastle on the main deck of the sailing ship Balclutha. The vertical shaft is rotated by a portion of the capstan above …   Wikipedia

• escapement — [e skāp′mənt, iskāp′mənt] n. [ ESCAPE + MENT, after Fr échappement] 1. Rare the action of escaping or a means of escape 2. the part in a mechanical clock or watch that controls the speed and regularity of the balance wheel or pendulum, and… …   English World dictionary

• escapewheel — escape wheel n. The rotating notched wheel periodically engaged and disengaged by the anchor in an escapement. * * * …   Universalium

• Parking pawl — A parking pawl is a device fitted to a car s automatic transmission that locks up the transmission. It is engaged when the shift selector is placed in the Park position, which is always the first position (topmost on a column shift, frontmost on… …   Wikipedia

• escapement — /əsˈkeɪpmənt/ (say uhs kaypmuhnt) noun 1. Obsolete a. an act of escaping. b. a way of escape; an outlet. 2. the portion of a watch or clock which measures beats and controls the speed of the time train. 3. a mechanism consisting of a notched… …  

• wheelbug — wheel bug n. A large assassin bug (Arilus cristatus) of North America that has a notched, wheellike projection on the back of the thorax and preys on other insects. * * * …   Universalium

• glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction       any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …   Universalium