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VALVE TAPPET [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A cylindrically shaped hydraulic or mechanical device in the valve train that rides on the camshaft lobe to lift the valve off its seat.

OBS

tappet: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Pièce cylindrique placée entre la came de l'arbre à cames et la tige du culbuteur dont la fonction est de transmettre le mouvement de levée donné par la came.

OBS

poussoir de soupape : terme uniformisé par le CN.

OBS

poussoir : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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