detent
verbEtymology From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).
1
The action of locking or unlocking movement by way of a detent mechanism
detent
noun/dɪˈtɛnt/ · /ˈdiːtɛnt/
Etymology From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).
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.1972, Mayer et al., United States Patent 3760640, abstract
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