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

Example Sentences

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tappet

See if tappet clamp screws are tight and cottered.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

By an ingenious rocker arm and tappet rod arrangement it is possible to operate both valves with a single push rod.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

As soon as the winch, K, is revolved, whatever be the direction of the motion, the axle can only be carried along when the tappet, n, has come to occupy the position shown in Fig.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 by Various

A tappet on the bell of an equalising gasholder depresses a lever which causes water to flow into a funnel, the outlet of which leads to a generating chamber containing carbide.

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 Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

Exhausts opened and closed by spring on tappet.

From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various