Definition of Deadbiat
Dead` beat" (?). See Beat,
n., 7. [Low, U.S.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a lazy person
- a person who defaults on his debts
- (of an instrument) having a damped needle that stops without oscillation
- defeated or exhausted
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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