detent
de.tent \'de--.tent, di-'tent\ n [F de`tente, fr. MF destente, fr. destendre to slacken, fr.]OF, fr. des- de- + tendre to stretch, fr. L tendere - more at THIN : a mechanism that locks or unlocks a movement (as of a clock)
Webster's English Dictionaryde.tent \'de--.tent, di-'tent\ n [F de`tente, fr. MF destente, fr. destendre to slacken, fr.]OF, fr. des- de- + tendre to stretch, fr. L tendere - more at THIN : a mechanism that locks or unlocks a movement (as of a clock)