ESCAPE WHEEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gear that engages a rocking lever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("escape wheel" is a kind of...):

cogwheel; gear; gear wheel; geared wheel (a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)

Holonyms ("escape wheel" is a part of...):

escapement (mechanical device that regulates movement)

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