escapement
Clock's heartbeat device
An escapement is the mechanism in a mechanical clock or watch that controls the release of energy from the mainspring, converting continuous power into measured, regular impulses.
The characteristic ticking sound comes from the escapement's action.
The term extends to similar ratcheting mechanisms in typewriters and pianos that advance position incrementally.
Stackable freight platform
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- wheelRotating circular frame
tooth · gear · spring · movement · regulator · oscillation · tick · tock
Toothed one-way mechanism
- clickBrief sharp noise
- motionChange in position
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- camRotary-to-linear converter
fulcrum · actuator · drivetrain · coupling · transmission · torque · pinion · pawl
Steep slope dividing elevations
gorge · bluff · crag · precipice · steep · scarp · fault · erosion
pallet
Stackable freight platform
wheel · tooth · gear · spring · movement · regulator · oscillation · tick · tock · horology
ratchet
Toothed one-way mechanism
cam · fulcrum · actuator · drivetrain · coupling · transmission · torque · pinion · pawl · release
escarpment
Steep slope dividing elevations
canyon · gorge · bluff · crag · precipice · steep · scarp · fault · erosion · outcrop
letterpress
Printing from raised surfaces
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
character · advance · pitch · monospace · proportional · keying · ribbon · platen · typebar · printing
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- inventionsprinting press, steam engine, lightbulb, light bulb, microscope
- moving partsgear, lever, hinge, pulley, piston
- Pre-electric technologywaterwheel, water wheel, windlass, pulley, plow
- clock partswheel, mainspring, pendulum, dial, gear train
escapementmainspring
Clock's power coil
power source · barrel · motor · winding mechanism · gear train
- verge escapementEarly clock speed regulator
- escapement mechanismOscillation-controlling clockwork component