'Deadbeat escapement' definitions:

Definition of 'Deadbeat escapement'

From: GCIDE
  • Deadbeat \Dead"beat`\, a. (Physics) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. [1913 Webster]
  • Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement. [1913 Webster]