Definition for Detent:

• A stop in a clock, which, by being lifted up or let down, locks or unlocks the clock in striking. See Detain.

Synonyms for Detent:

• n.

  •artifact (noun)
  • click,
  • dog,
  • pawl,
  • detent.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • catch,
  • stop.

Paraphrases for Detent:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    holddown, retention-of-title.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    fastener, restraint.

Homophones for Detent:

• denouement, danaidae, dint, deadened, dinette, demote, dimout, dante, dominated, down-and-out, day in and day out, diomedeidae, diodontidae, donut, donated, detente, donate, Detainment, dentate, demimonde, denuded, day in day out, dim-witted, denominate, de-ionate, denote, detonate, dominion day, dine out, dead-end, dent, domed, daunted, dead hand, diamond, dimmed, doomed, diatomite, denude, denudate, damned, demand, dead end, danaid, deaminate, dainty, dmd, dented, daunt, diamante, dementia, done with, dimity, demented, dynamite, dominant, dimwit, demode, demantoid, diamonte, downwind, dandy, diminuendo, dominate, de-iodinate.

Holonyms for Detent:

• n.

  • artifact
    ratchet, ratch, rachet.

Hyponym for Detent:

• n.

  • artifact
    stop, catch.