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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Detent (0.02296 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Detent.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: detent
detent
n : a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a
wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn:
pawl,
click,
dog]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Detent
Detent
\De*tent"\, n. [F. d['e]tente, fr. d['e]tendre to unbend,
relax; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + tendre to stretch. See
Distend.] (Mech.)
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or
dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and
unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
[1913 Webster]
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