tappet
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
Origin of tappet
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How to use tappet in a sentence
When the exhaust valve is operated by the tappet rod and rocker arm the intake valve is also carried down with it.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred PagAs the tappet is struck 400 to 600 times per minute, the wear and stress is great.
Expository Writing | Mervin James CurlThe resistance and pressure of the tappet tends to throw increased and unequal wear on the opposite side of the cylinder.
Expository Writing | Mervin James CurlThe oscillating of the tappet-arm produces an intermittent rotary motion of the ratchet-wheel.
The Library of Work and Play: Mechanics, Indoors and Out | Fred T. HodgsonEach 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.
De Re Metallica | Georgius Agricola
British Dictionary definitions for tappet
/ (ˈtæpɪt) /
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
Origin of tappet
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