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| de·tent [ di tént ] (plural de·tents) |
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mechanical locking device: a locking device that permits movement of a machine part in one direction only, e.g. a lever or spring-loaded catch
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| [Late 17th century. < French détente "release" < Latin tendere "to stretch"] |
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