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Tappet
Tappet meaning
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.
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Example sentences (2)
Unlike all the rifles above, which retain the standard Stoner internal-piston gas operation, the Haenel rifle uses a short-stroke tappet operating system similar to the HK416, SIG 516, and other short-stroke AR rifles.
The engine speed was controlled by varying the opening time and extent of the exhaust valves using levers acting on the valve tappet rollers, a system later abandoned due to valves burning.