Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deadbeat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deadbeat \Dead"beat`\, a. (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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deadbeat
n : someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {defaulter}]
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