virgule noun. ['vǝ:gju:l] M19.
[French = comma from Latin VIRGULA.]
1. A slanting or upright line used esp. in medieval manuscripts to mark a caesura, or as a punctuation mark equivalent to a comma. Now also = SOLIDUS 2. M19.

2. Watchmaking. More fully virgule escapement. A type of escapement in which the teeth of the wheel have the shape of a comma. Cf. VERGE noun 4a. L19.

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