a sliding rod in an engine or machine moved by intermittent contact with a cam and used to move another part, as a valve
Origin of tappet
tap + -ettappet
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tappet
noun
A lever or projecting arm that moves or is moved by contact with another part, usually to transmit motion, as between a driving mechanism and a valve.
Origin of tappet
Probably from tap 1THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural tappets)
- 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.
Origin
From tap +"Ž -et, possibly influenced by homophony with "tap it."
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