tappet

English

Etymology

From tap +‎ -et, possibly influenced by homophony with "tap it."

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æpɪt

Noun

tappet (plural tappets)

A lever or projection which is moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, in order to produce change or regulate motion.
Synonyms: follower, lifter

Translations

lever or projection intended to tap or touch something

Bulgarian: палец (bg) m (palec), ексцентрик m (ekscentrik)
Chinese:
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Finnish: nostin (fi), nokka (fi)
French: suiveur (fr) m
German: Stößel (de) m
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Korean: 태핏 (taepit)
Polish: popychacz m
Russian: толкатель (ru) m (tolkatelʹ)
Slovak: zdvíhadlo n
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Danish

Verb

tappet

past participle of tappe

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

tappet

second-person plural subjunctive I of tappen

Swedish

Noun

tappet

definite singular of tapp n