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tappet

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Noun

HYPHEN

tap=pet

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun tappet has 1 sense

tappet(n = noun.artifact) Array - a lever that is moved in order to tap something else; Array

is a kind of

lever

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CIDE DICTIONARY

tappet, n.

A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion. G. Francis. [1913 Webster]

Tappet motion, a valve motion worked by tappets from a reciprocating part, without an eccentric or cam, -- used in steam pumps, etc.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

tappet, n. a lever or projecting part used in machinery to give intermittent motion, often in conjunction with a cam.

Etymology

app. f. TAP(2) + -ET(1)

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