Wondering how to use Detent in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pawl or click.
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.
Using Detent
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: pawl, click, dog, catch.
Context around Detent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detent
- In this selection, "detent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spring, located and mechanism stand out and add context to how "detent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a spring detent located in and has a detent mechanism so. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detent" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Usually such a switch has a detent mechanism so it "clicks" from one active position to another rather than stalls in an intermediate position. (24 words)
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. (30 words)
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. (32 words)
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. (32 words)
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. (30 words)
Usually such a switch has a detent mechanism so it "clicks" from one active position to another rather than stalls in an intermediate position. (24 words)
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.