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Bounder vs Detent - What's the difference?

bounder | detent |

As nouns the difference between bounder and detent

is that bounder is something that bounds or jumps while detent is that which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

As a verb detent is

the action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

bounder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that bounds or jumps.
  • (UK, dated) A dishonourable man; a cad.
  • A social climber.
  • That which limits; a boundary.
  • (UK, obsolete, colloquial) A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet

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    detent

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia detent) (en noun)
  • That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
  • * 1972 , Mayer et al., United States Patent 3760640 , abstract:
    • A UHF tuner having 70 detent positions with fine tuning capability at all locations. Coarse tuning is accomplished via a toothed, detented disk and a spirally-extending rim having a follower lever operable therewith.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

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