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tappet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tappet \Tap"pet\, n. (Mach.) A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to produce change or regulate motion. --G. Francis. {Tappet motion}, a valve motion worked by tappets from a reciprocating part without an eccentric or cam, -- used in steam pumps, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tappet n : a lever that is moved in order to tap something else
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