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Detent meaning
That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
Example sentences (3)
The cylinder has a conventional lock-up, with a detent for the front of the ejector rod and the standard rear-locking pin protruding from the ejector star into the recoil shield.
The cocking handle is held in a forward position by a spring detent located in the front end of the cocking lever support which engages in the cocking lever housing.
Usually such a switch has a detent mechanism so it "clicks" from one active position to another rather than stalls in an intermediate position.