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De - Pt| English Dictionary: tappet | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
