scape-wheel

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English

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

Noun

scape-wheel (plural scape-wheels)

  1. (horology) The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into whose teeth the pallets play.
  2. Synonym of escape wheel