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riefler escapement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.98 in modern English

Syllables
riefler escape-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical escapement for precision pendulum clocks, improving on the deadbeat approach by having the energy required to keep the pendulum swinging supplied by bending the short straight spring strip which suspends the pendulum.

Etymology

Invented by Sigmund Riefler in 1889.

Inflected Forms

Riefler escapements (plural)

Questions

What does riefler escapement mean?
A mechanical escapement for precision pendulum clocks, improving on the deadbeat approach by having the energy required to keep the pendulum swinging supplied by bending the short straight spring strip which suspends the pendulum.
Where does riefler escapement come from?
Invented by Sigmund Riefler in 1889.

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