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Detent  n.  (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.





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"Detent" Quotes from Famous Books



... 1837. A joint patent was taken out for their inventions, including the five-needle telegraph of Wheatstone, and an alarm worked by a relay, in which the current, by dipping a needle into mercury, completed a local circuit, and released the detent of ...
— Heroes of the Telegraph • J. Munro


Words linked to "Detent" :   ratch, click, ratchet, catch, pawl, stop


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