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ESCAPEMENT WHEEL [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Clocks, Watches and Bells
DEF

A wheel that is last in the train of a timepiece and whose teeth are especially shaped to impart impulses to a pallet or lever.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Horlogerie et sonnerie
CONT

[Ancre :] Pièce de l'échappement se présentant sous forme d'un levier d'entrée et d'un levier de sortie soulevés alternativement par les dents de la roue d'échappement pour donner l'impulsion d'entretien au balancier-spiral d'une montre ou au pendule d'une horloge.

Spanish

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