detent

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

blocco

dente di arresto

arpione

nottolino

sinonimi

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

Traduzioni

Sperre

düğme

kol

tetik

baldó

νύχι

καστάνια

arrêt

chien

🐕

الماسكة

cliquer

cliquet

schoot

prendedor

fiador

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/dɪˈtɛnt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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