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Detent
A catch which is moved into the path of a wheel. In the Harrison maintaining power, the detent is the pawl which is pivoted to the plates and engages the maintaining-power ratchet; in the detent escapement, the detent is the steel piece carrying the locking stone, which detains the escape wheel until it is released by the discharge pallet.
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