Word: detents
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
tents
Definition: Plural of detent; a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Morphemes:
Affix: detent
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: The action of creating a detent mechanism to lock or unlock movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
Meaning: to stretch
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.