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O que (quem) é Pawl - definição

pawl

MECHANICAL COMPONENT THAT ENGAGES WITH ANOTHER COMPONENT TO PREVENT MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION, OR PREVENT MOVEMENT ALTOGETHER

n.

[Written also Paul and Pall.] Click, detent, catch, ratchet.

pawl

MECHANICAL COMPONENT THAT ENGAGES WITH ANOTHER COMPONENT TO PREVENT MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION, OR PREVENT MOVEMENT ALTOGETHER

[p?:l]

¦ noun

1. a pivoted curved bar or lever whose free end engages with the teeth of a cogwheel or ratchet so that the wheel or ratchet can only turn or move one way.

2. each of a set of short stout bars that by engaging with the whelps prevent a capstan, windlass, or winch from recoiling.

Origin

C17: perh. from Low Ger. and Du. pal (rel. to pal 'fixed').

Pawl

MECHANICAL COMPONENT THAT ENGAGES WITH ANOTHER COMPONENT TO PREVENT MOVEMENT IN ONE DIRECTION, OR PREVENT MOVEMENT ALTOGETHER

·vt To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.

II. Pawl ·noun A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine, adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. ·see ·Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.

Wikipédia

Pawl

A pawl is a movable lever that engages a fixed component to either prevent movement in one direction or restrain it altogether. As such, it is a type of latch and can also be considered a type of dog.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawl