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Definition of detents in English English dictionary
- plural of detent
- detent
- The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement
- detent
- a stop or other device (such as a pin or lever) on a ratchet wheel Switch action is typified by a gradual increase in force to a position at which there is an immediate and marked reduction in force
- detent
- A preset internal positioning feature that provides for a incremental holding or locating function
- detent
- > A catch in a clock mechanism, which, if removed, allows the machinery to move
- detent
- 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
- A notch that you can feel as you move a fader up or down; signifies the point at which no level boost or cut is applied by the fader
- detent
- A click stop, a place where a mechanism is designed to fall into one or another specific settings This usually consists of a track with valleys in it, along which a spring-loaded part slides When the spring-loaded part is released, it tends to fall into one of the valleys This is commonly used in bicycles in indexed shifting systems
- detent
- A catch or holding device
- detent
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
- detent
- {i} device that holds one object in a certain position relative to another object
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Etymology
[ 'dE-"tent, di-' ] (noun.) 1688. French détente, from Middle French destente, from destendre to slacken, from Old French, from des- de- + tendre to stretch, from Latin tendere; more at THIN.Resimler
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