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detents
We have found lemma(root) word of detents : detent.
Definitions
[dɪˈtɛnt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a catch in a machine which prevents motion until released
(e.g: a system of detents is used to ensure that gears are held in whatever position is selected)
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Origin
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late 17th century (denoting a catch in a clock): from French détente, from Old French destente, from destendre ‘slacken’, from des- (expressing reversal) + Latin tendere ‘to stretch’
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