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locking plate

noun

, Horology.
  1. a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of locking plate1

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

The chief forms are Rack, and Locking-plate, or Count-wheel.

Wheel, CountThe wheel carrying the locking-plate in a striking mechanism.

It strikes the hours, only, by the old count wheel or locking plate method.

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