escapement

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for escapement

escapement 🔊 /ɪskejˈpmʌnt/

escapement : පැන්නුම

escapement definition

Noun.

  1. The act of escaping; escape.
  2. Way of escape; vent.
  3. The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration.