How do you use Tappet in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like lever, plus the exact meaning.
Tappet in a sentence
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.
Synonyms of Tappet
Using Tappet
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: lever.
Context around Tappet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tappet
- In this selection, "tappet" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stroke, valve, operating and rollers stand out and add context to how "tappet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include short stroke tappet operating system and the valve tappet rollers a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tappet" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tappet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
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. (32 words)
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. (36 words)
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. (36 words)
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. (32 words)
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.