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English → English (gcide) Definition: Deadbeat escapement 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]