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detent
noun
(de-tent)
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Synonyms:
click
,
dog
,
pawl
,
Words Related to
detent
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pawl
,
click
,
dog
,
fastener
,
cotter
,
attachment
,
clasp
,
restraint
,
stopper
,
retention
,
retainer
,
sequestration
,
remand
,
retaining
,
holding
,
hold
,
detention
,
guarantor
,
stop
,
set
,
awt
,
holddown
,
retainage
,
arrest
,
securing
,
withholding
,
handwheel
,
actuator
,
tailstock
,
pintle
,
actuation
,
toggle switch
,
solenoid
,
gear lever
,
tappet
,
clutch pedal
,
flange
,
rotary actuator
,
torque wrench
,
chamfer
,
shifter
,
trunnion
,
knob
,
workpiece
,
clevis
,
gripper
,
handgrip
,
windage
,
allen wrench
,
ferrule
,
thumbwheel
,
piston rod
,
gearset
,
nosepiece
,
rearwards
,
collet
,
kickdown
,
potentiometer
,
pushbutton
,
bushing
,
microswitch
,
compensator
,
commutator
,
cogging
,
airbrake
,
idler pulley
,
splines
,
stators
,
coupler
,
retarder
,
drawbar
,
millivolt
,
crosshead
,
coulters
,
sheave
,
bimetal
,
gearshift
,
backrest
,
venturi
,
torsion bar
,
concentricity
,
aileron
,
epicyclic
,
stiction
,
pto
,
dorsiflexion
,
footrest
,
spacers
,
variable resistor
,
coiler
,
valving
,
stiffener
,
stabilizer bar
,
electromotive force
,
pushrods
,
microphonic
,
servomotor
,
windings
,
baseplate
,
camshaft
,
detent
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