locking plate
noun Horology.
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.
Origin of locking plate
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby locking plate
lockerbie,
locket,
lockfast,
lockhart,
locking piece,
locking plate,
locking pliers,
lockjaw,
locknut,
lockout,
lockout box
Example sentences from the Web for locking plate
The chief forms are Rack, and Locking-plate, or Count-wheel.
Time Telling through the Ages |Harry Chase BrearleyWheel, CountThe wheel carrying the locking-plate in a striking mechanism.
Time Telling through the Ages |Harry Chase Brearley