detent

n. 棘爪, 掣子, 制动器 [电] 掣子

发音

其它 /dɪˈtɛnt/

词形变化

detents 复数 detents detented detenting detents 三单 detenting 现在分词 detented 过去式 detented 过去分词

别名

dedent

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    A UHF tuner having 70 detent positions with fine tuning capability at all locations. Coarse tuning is accomplished via a toothed, detented disk and a spirally-extending rim having a follower lever operable therewith.

v.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

dog click pawl

上位词 2

stop catch

整体词 3

ratchet rachet ratch

词源

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

来源：wiktionary