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📚 noun • entry_id 14838

ratchet

/ˈɹæt͡ʃɪt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
carraca • matraca
A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
Phrases
Brownian ratchetFeynman-Smoluchowski ratchetMuller's ratchetfull ratchetmicroratchetratchet couplingratchet drillratchet effectratchet jackratchet jawratchet leverratchet punchratchet wrenchratchetlikeratchetythermoratchet
Word forms
rachetratchets