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adjective
Deadbeat  adj.  (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.
Deadbeat escapement. See under Escapement.





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"Deadbeat" Quotes from Famous Books



... matters but little to me where I go. But I am sick to death of this island, and long to be doing something. I am a man without a home, without ties, a wandering South Sea deadbeat—no friends." ...
— The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton - 1902 • Louis Becke


Words linked to "Deadbeat" :   debtor, defaulter, debitor


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