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rocker arm

A pivoted lever used in an internal combustion engine to transfer cam or pushrod motion to a valve stem.

rocker arm

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a lever that rocks about a pivot, esp a lever in an internal-combustion engine that transmits the motion of a pushrod or cam to a valve

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rocker arm - a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine

valve rocker

lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

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