Tappet


noun, Machinery.
1.
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
noun
1.
a mechanical part that reciprocates to receive or transmit intermittent motion, esp the part of an internal-combustion engine that transmits motion from the camshaft to the push rods or valves

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