detent

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
动词 v.
  1. The action of locking or unlocking movement by way of a detent mechanism

词形变化

detents plural detents present,singular,third-person detenting participle,present detented participle,past detented past

词源

词源 1
From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).
词源 2
From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).
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