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escapement

/ɪˈskeɪpmənt/ /əˈskeɪpmənt/

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noun

脱進機

The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.

Examples :

"The watchmaker carefully adjusted the escapement to ensure the ticking sound was even and the watch kept accurate time. "

時計職人は、チクタク音が均等で、時計が正確な時間を刻むように、脱進機を慎重に調整しました。

technology machine time device technical

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noun

脱進機

A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.

Examples :

"The typewriter's escapement advanced the carriage smoothly after each keystroke, ensuring the letters were evenly spaced. "

タイプライターの脱進機は、各キーストロークの後にキャリッジをスムーズに進め、文字が均等に配置されるようにしました。

machine technology device technical

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noun

脱出、逃避

An escape or means of escape.

Examples :

"The crowded bus was my escapement from the noisy morning rush hour. "

満員のバスは、騒がしい朝のラッシュアワーからの私の逃避手段でした。

way action ability technology machine

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noun

商業漁業から逃れ、産卵のために上流に移動する魚の数

The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.

Examples :

"The health of the river depends on a good escapement, ensuring enough salmon return to their spawning grounds each year. "

川の健全性は、良好な escapementにかかっており、毎年十分な数のサケが産卵場に戻ることを保証しています。

fish biology animal ecology environment science