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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

  1. 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.
  2. noun A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.

thumb — full definition

  1. noun The short, thick digit of the hand, set apart from the other four fingers.
  2. verb To flip through the pages of something quickly.
  3. verb To hitchhike by signaling with the thumb.

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