tappet

tappet noun: 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.

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Noun

tappet (plural 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.

Synonyms:

follower, lifter

tappet meaning in Tamil and Urdu

tappet in Tamil

இயக்க வழங்கி, தப்பெத்து

tappet in Urdu

کھٹکا, تھپکنی

Synonyms of tappet

Forms of tappet

plural	tappets

Origin of tappet

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

Words that rhyme with tappet

lappet

Questions about tappet

What does tappet mean?: Tappet means 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.
What is tappet in Tamil?: Tappet in Tamil is இயக்க வழங்கி, தப்பெத்து. See Tappet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tappet?: Tappet is a noun.
What is the plural of tappet?: The plural of tappet is tappets.

Words near tappet in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: tappet (page history and authors); tappet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tappet (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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