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tappet

[ US /ˈtæpət/ ]
NOUN
  1. a lever that is moved in order to tap something else

How To Use tappet In A Sentence

  • The healds are drawn down by means of a series of levers adjoining one another, and worked by means of a rocking bar driven from the tappet shaft. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888
  • For multiple tappet shedding, for three or more independent staves, one cam of appropriate shape is needed for each stave. Chapter 6
  • The 16-valve has twin, chain-driven, overhead camshafts and hydraulic tappets, while the 8-valve format uses a single camshaft.
  • Description : Zhejiang Pingchai Pumps ---- Oil pump , tappet valve guide, rod.
  • The tappet _O_ attached to the bell of the gasholder come in contact with a pawl when the gasholder bell descends to a certain level and thereby rotates a pinion on the protruding end of the axis which carries the carbide containers _J_. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
  • The tappet on the bell also displaces a cap _H_ which covers the funnel-shaped mouth of the pipe leading to the generating chamber, which cap, except when the swivelled supply-pipe is being brought into play, prevents any extraneous moisture or other matter entering the mouth of the funnel. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
  • Each time the bell falls and the tappet strikes the pawl, one compartment of the carbide containers discharges its contents down the shoot _K_ into the generating tank _B_. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
  • There is no such thing as a tappet, a left-handed monkey wrench or a sky hook. Ask Mr. Fix-It!
  • The real breakthrough in lifter design for street and moderate competition applications was the marriage of roller tappets with hydraulic lifters.
  • The barrier valve furthermore has a tappet, which engages the support body and is movable relative to the armature and carries a closing body of a seat valve.
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