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pawl
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pawl
n.
tooth of a gear; nib, stylus; clip, catch, pin
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Pawl
Pawl may refer to:
- A mechanical component in a ratchet
- A part of the adjustable height locking mechanism of an extension ladder
- Pawl (constructor), a former racing car constructor
- A part of a table saw splitter, a safety mechanism designed to prevent kickback
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Bogumil Pawlowski
Bogumil Pawlowski (born 1898, died 1971) was a Polish botanist, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, professor at the Jagiellonian University, and director of the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences in Kraków.
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pawl
Noun
1. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
(synonym) detent, click, dog
(hypernym) catch, stop
(part-holonym) ratchet, rachet, ratch
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Pawl
(v. t.)
To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.
(n.)
A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.
A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.
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pawl
pawl /pɔ:l/
- danh từ
- (kỹ thuật) cam, ngạc (để giữ bánh xe răng cưa không cho quay lại)
- (hàng hải) chốt hãm tới
- (kỹ thuật) cam, ngạc (để giữ bánh xe răng cưa không cho quay lại)
- ngoại động từ
- tra gạc hãm, tra chốt hãm
- tra gạc hãm, tra chốt hãm
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