The meaning of Detent

Detent – definition

noun
A catch in a machine which prevents motion until released.
Usage examples:
A system of detents is used to ensure that gears are held in whatever position is selected

Detent translation into English

Detent: translate from English into Chinese

棘爪

Detent: translate from English into Dutch

Vastzetten, Klink, Schoot

Detent: translate from English into French

Détente

Detent: translate from English into German

Arretierung

Detent: translate from English into Hindi

निरोध, मशीन चलाने और रोकने का पुर्जा, (घड़ी आदि में) वह पुर्जा जिससे घंटा बजता है

Detent: translate from English into Italian

Fermo

Detent: translate from English into Korean

멈춤쇠

Detent: translate from English into Russian

Стопор, Упор, Защелка, Арретир, Собачка

Detent: translate from English into Spanish

Fijador

Word origin

late 17th century (denoting a catch in a clock): from French détente, from Old French destente, from destendre ‘slacken’, from des- (expressing reversal) + Latin tendere ‘to stretch’.

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Detent – similar words

detention

noun
The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody.
Usage examples:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention

noun
The act or condition of being officially forced to stay in a place
Usage examples:
[ u ] he claimed that his detention by the authorities was unlawful.

All meanings and translations of Detention

detentes

noun
The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Usage examples:
His policy of arms control and detente with the soviet union

All meanings and translations of Detentes

detente

noun
The easing of hostility or strained relations, especially between countries.
Usage examples:
His policy of arms control and detente with the soviet union

noun
An improvement in the relationship between two countries that in the past were not friendly and did not trust each other

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