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detent

de·tent

UK/dɪˈtɛnt/ US/ˈdiːtɛnt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

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From French détente, from Latin tendō (“to stretch”).

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