detent

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

Verb

The action of locking or unlocking movement by way of a detent mechanism

Conceptos

fiador

trinquete

Sinónimos

click

pawl

locking device

dog

🐕

stop

🛑

claw

cog

drag

escapement

fang

hook

🪝

jaw

nail

pearly

ratchet

serration

slipper

sprocket

stopper

tooth

🦷

trigger

ungula

brakestaff

thumber

toe-nail

escapement mechanism

brake staff

arrester gear

holding-down latch

lever movement

arresting gear

backstop

brake

chopper

Traducciones

Sperre

dente di arresto

blocco

düğme

kol

tetik

καστάνια

arrêt

chien

🐕

clic

الماسكة

cliquet

arpione

nottolino

schoot

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/dɪˈtɛnt/

Etimología (Inglés)

From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).