tappet

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nountappet (plural tappets)

plural tappets

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: follower, lifter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
followerlifter

Origin

From tap + -et, possibly influenced by homophony with "tap it."

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Translations

Bulgarian палец, ексцентрик
  • палец (palec)lever or projection intended to tap or touch something
  • ексцентрик (ekscentrik)lever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Chinese Mandarin 梃杆
  • 梃杆lever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Finnish nostin, nokka
  • nostinlever or projection intended to tap or touch something
  • nokkalever or projection intended to tap or touch something
French suiveur
  • suiveurlever or projection intended to tap or touch something
German Stößel
  • Stößellever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Korean 태핏
  • 태핏 (taepit)lever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Polish popychacz
  • popychaczlever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Russian толкатель
  • толкатель (tolkatelʹ)lever or projection intended to tap or touch something
Slovak zdvíhadlo
  • zdvíhadlolever or projection intended to tap or touch something

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tappet

lappet
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Cite this entry
APA

tappet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tappet

MLA

“tappet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tappet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tappet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tappet.

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