trip·pet (tr p t)n. A cam or projection in a mechanism designed to strike another part at regular intervals. [Middle English tripet, piece of wood used in a game, from trippen, to trip; see trip.] |
trippet [ˈtrɪpɪt]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any mechanism that strikes or is struck at regular intervals, as by a cam
[C15 (in the sense: a piece of wood used in a game): from trippen to trip]
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