English

Noun

detent ‎(plural detents)

1. That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
   • 1972, Mayer et al., United States Patent 3760640, abstract:

     A UHF tuner having 70 detent positions with fine tuning capability at all locations. Coarse tuning is accomplished via a toothed, detented disk and a spirally-extending rim having a follower lever operable therewith.

Verb

detent ‎(third-person singular simple present detents, present participle detenting, simple past and past participle detented)

1. The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.

Anagrams

• netted
• tented