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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: deadbeat n : someone who fails to meet a financial obligation [syn: {defaulter}]
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