HyperDic: detent

English > 1 sense of the word detent:
NOUNartifactdetent, pawl, click, doga hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
English > detent: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
Synonymspawl, click, dog
Part ofratchet, rachet, ratchmechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
Broadercatch, stopA restraint that checks the motion of something
Spanishfiador, matraca, trinquete
Catalanbalda, baldó, fiador, pestell

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