detent

[De*tent·]

A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

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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.

Noun
a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward


n.
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.


Detent

De*tent" , n. [F. d'82tente, fr. d'82tendre to unbend, relax; pref. d'82- (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.

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.

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