escapement

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With the new escapement the clock now keeps excellent time, requiring only a minute or two of adjustment each month.

From Washington Times • Jan. 9, 2017

For instance, the new federal rules for the Gulf of Mexico require permit holders to report to the government only “major escapement events”, defined as 10% or more of cultured fish escaping from a pen.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2016

Lewis has achieved spawning escapement goal, and could reopen soon for chinook.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2013

It is intended to be the first member of a family of movements incorporating both the DIAMonSIL escapement and an adjustable oscillator fitted with a silicium hairspring.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2012

The descent of the weight is regulated by an escapement mechanism and, before the pendulum, it was the inaccuracy of this regulation that was the source of error.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton