how to pronounce escapement

/ɪsˈkɛɪpmənt/

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escapement is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of escapement in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… grasshopper escapement which is normally …”

meanings of escapement

noun:

The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
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.
A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
An escape or means of escape.

escapement frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word escapement occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics escapement can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that escapement can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

2) transport and travel;