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tappet

Rhymes with -æpɪt

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

noun tappets

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.
Similar: follower, lifter

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noun lever or projection intended to tap or touch something

한국어	태핏 taepit
中文	梃杆
Français	suiveur
Deutsch	Stößel
Русский	толкатель tolkatelʹ

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"tappet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tappet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tappet_2026,
  title = {tappet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tappet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}