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ball clicker

ball clicker noun: a mechanism that uses ball bearings which fall into an indentation to create a clicking noise when an adjustment knob is turned to a correct position.

Noun

ball clicker (plural ball clickers)

  1. A mechanism that uses ball bearings which fall into an indentation to create a clicking noise when an adjustment knob is turned to a correct position.
    • Double steel ball clickers in windage and elevation adjustments.1947, Charles Richmond Jacobs, John T. Amber, Ken Warner, The Gun Digest - Volume 3, page 150
    • Redfield 70 Steel ball clicker system insures sharp, definite clicks.1954, Charles R. Jacobs, The New Official Gun Book, page 69

Forms of ball clicker

pluralball clickers

Questions about ball clicker

What does ball clicker mean?
Ball clicker means a mechanism that uses ball bearings which fall into an indentation to create a clicking noise when an adjustment knob is turned to a correct position.
What part of speech is ball clicker?
Ball clicker is a noun.
What is the plural of ball clicker?
The plural of ball clicker is ball clickers.

Words near ball clicker in the dictionary

  1. ball chains
  2. ball change
  3. ball changes
  4. ball clay
  5. ball clays
  6. ball clicker
  7. ball clickers
  8. ball club
  9. ball clubs
  10. ball cock
  11. ball cocks

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