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In this diagram of a
longcase clock
from the mid-1800s, the part E is labeled as a
scape wheel
, with e labeled as the
scape wheel
pinion
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scape
-
wheel
(
plural
scape-wheels
)
(
horology
)
The
wheel
in an
escapement
(as of a
clock
or a
watch
) into whose
teeth
the
pallets
play
.
Synonym of
escape wheel
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