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Detent vs Entent - What's the difference?

detent | entent |

As nouns the difference between detent and entent

is that 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 while entent is .

As a verb detent

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

As an adjective entent is

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detent

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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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