Languet

Translation of "languet" into Russian

Noun

/læŋˈɡweɪ/

/læŋˈɡwɛt/

languet

languets pl

The languet of the bell was made of brass.

Язычок колокола был сделан из латуни.

Additional translations

язычек

Noun

/læŋˈɡweɪ/

/læŋˈɡwɛt/

A small tongue or tongue-like part, especially in a mechanical or anatomical context.

The clock's mechanism included a languet that helped control the movement of the gears.

In weaponry, a small tongue or slip of metal projecting from the guard into the grip of a sword, dagger, or knife.

The smith filed the languet to ensure the hilt fitted tightly to the blade.

In reed musical instruments, the thin vibrating tongue that produces sound.

The oboe's tone depends on the precise curvature of the languet inside the reed.