verge escapement
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Noun
verge escapement (plural verge escapements)
- One of an early type of mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by allowing the gear train to advance at regular intervals or 'ticks'.
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verge escapement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Category:Verge escapements on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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