tappet

American  

[tap-it] / ˈtæp ɪt /

noun

Machinery.

1. a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.

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tappet British  

/ ˈtæpɪt /

noun

1. a mechanical part that reciprocates to receive or transmit intermittent motion, esp the part of an internal-combustion engine that transmits motion from the camshaft to the push rods or valves

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Etymology

Origin of tappet

First recorded in 1735–45; tap ¹ + -et

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Example Sentences

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tappet

The upper position of the pawls, h, is limited by the direct resting of the levers, m, on the tappet, o, and the lower position by the resting of the pawls, n.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 by Various

Tommy was hanging up his battery on account of a loose tappet.

From The Blue Goose by Frank Lewis Nason

Running at right angles to this tappet, and close to it, either under or above, are the lock bars, or stud bars.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Archibald Williams

Each stamp has a tappet at the back, which requires to be daubed with grease on the lower side that it can be raised more easily.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

A tappet E on the bell of the gasholder comes into contact with, and depresses, the open end of the swivelled pipe when the bell falls below a certain point.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by F. H. (Frank Henley) Leeds

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