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Webster 1913 Edition


Scapement

Scape′ment

,
Noun.
[See
Scape
,
Verb.
,
Escapement
.]
Same as
Escapement
, 3.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scapement

SCA'PEMENT

,
Noun.
The method of communicating the impulse of the wheels to the pendulum of a clock.

Definition 2024


scapement

scapement

English

Noun

scapement (plural scapements)

  1. Alternative form of escapement (part of a timepiece)