ratchet device

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• Ratchet (device) — In mechanical engineering, a ratchet is a device that allows linear or rotary motion in only one direction, while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are used in many other mechanisms, including clocks, capstans, turnstiles,… …   Wikipedia

• Ratchet — A ratchet may refer to: * Ratchet (device), a mechanical device for controlling rotational motion * Socket wrench, a tool that makes use of the above mechanical device * A part of some forceps, to fix the blades of the forceps, such as in… …   Wikipedia

• Ratchet (instrument) — A ratchet, also called a noisemaker (or, when used in Judaism, a gragger or ra ashan ), is an orchestral musical instrument played by percussionists. Operating on the principle of the ratchet device, a gearwheel and a stiff board is mounted on a… …   Wikipedia

• ratchet lock —   n.    any lock which incorporates a ratchet device allowing locking in more than one position …   Locksmith dictionary

• Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando — North American box art Developer(s) Insomniac Games Publisher(s) Son …   Wikipedia

• ratchet — ► NOUN ▪ a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. ► VERB (ratcheted, ratcheting) 1) operate by means of a ratchet. 2) (ratchet up/down) cause… …   English terms dictionary

• Ratchet & Clank — This article is about the video game series. For the game, see Ratchet Clank (video game). Ratchet Clank The original logo for Ratchet Clank, used from 2002 to 2007. Genres Platform …   Wikipedia

• ratchet — /rach it/, n. 1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. 2. (not in technical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel. 3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. 4. See ratchet wheel. 5. a steady… …   Universalium

• ratchet — /ˈrætʃət / (say rachuht) noun 1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages. 2. the pawl used with such a device. 3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl. 4. a ratchet wheel. –phrase 5. ratchet up, a. to increase in number,… …  

• ratchet — n. & v. n. 1 a set of teeth on the edge of a bar or wheel in which a device engages to ensure motion in one direction only. 2 (in full ratchet wheel) a wheel with a rim so toothed. v. (ratcheted, ratcheting) 1 tr. a provide with a ratchet. b make …   Useful english dictionary

• ratchet — noun a device consisting of a bar or wheel with a set of angled teeth in which a pawl, cog, or tooth engages, allowing motion in one direction only. verb (ratchets, ratcheting, ratcheted) 1》 operate by means of a ratchet. 2》 (ratchet something… …   English new terms dictionary