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Tappet

Tappet Meaning & Definition
Tappet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tappet?

[n] a lever that is moved in order to tap something else

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Tappet In Webster's Dictionary

\Tap"pet\, n. (Mach.) 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. --G. Francis. {Tappet motion}, a valve motion worked by tappets from a reciprocating part, without an eccentric or cam, -- used in steam pumps, etc.

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