палец — meaning in English
palets
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English meaning
- pawl noun A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
- thumb noun The short, thick digit of the hand, set apart from the other four fingers.
Senses
палец is used for these senses in English:
- tappet 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.
- thumb The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
pawl — full definition
- noun A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
- noun A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
thumb — full definition
- noun The short, thick digit of the hand, set apart from the other four fingers.
- verb To flip through the pages of something quickly.
- verb To hitchhike by signaling with the thumb.