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English noun: detent

1. detent (artifact) a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward


Synonymsclick, dog, pawl


Broader (hypernym)catch, stop


Part meronymrachet, ratch, ratchet









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