escapement

As nouns the difference between scapement and escapement

is that scapement is (part of a timepiece) while escapement is the contrivance in a timepiece (winding wrist watch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and escapement

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while escapement is the contrivance in a timepiece (winding wrist watch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration.