Detent

Definition:

(n.) That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.

Compare detent with other words:

detent vs. detest

dement vs. detent

detent vs. retent

detect vs. detent

decent vs. detent

detent vs. moral

deadlatch vs. detent

detent vs. wrong

detent vs. unmoral

detent vs. incorruptible

connotative vs. detent

bounder vs. detent

detent vs. moralize

detent vs. pawl

detent vs. ratchet

detent vs. lock

detent vs. hunt

click vs. detent