| Pronunciation: | | di'tent
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| Matching Terms: | | detenebrate, detente, detention, detention basin, detention camp, detention cell, detention centre, detention dam, detention home, detention house
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward |
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| | Synonyms: | | click, dog, pawl |
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| | See Also: | | catch, rachet, ratch, ratchet, stop |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*tent"\, n. [F. d['e]tente, fr. d['e]tendre to unbend,
relax; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + tendre to stretch. See
{Distend}.] (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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