Tappet

[tæpit]

Definition

(noun.) a lever that is moved in order to tap something else.

Inputed by Cole--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Checker: Marsha

Definition

n. (Spens.) tapestry.

n. a projecting arm lever &c. from any moving part of a machine supplying intermittent motion to some other part.—ns. Tapp′et-loom -mo′tion -ring -rod &c.

Typed by Arthur