| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. The stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals.[Websters]. | |
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Beat of a watch | The stroke or sound made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat or out of beat, according as the strokes is at equal or unequal intervals. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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