Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In a firearm, the mechanism of a hinged barrel which, when shut, is closed by a spring-catch: distinguished from lever-action.

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Examples

  • Here Wormold stops to display the snap-action coupling.

    Archive 2008-02-01 ____Maggie 2008

  • Here Wormold stops to display the snap-action coupling.

    Our Man in Havana (copy) ____Maggie 2008

  • They must display high switching speeds (snap-action circuit, see Survey 3), and the contacts must be arc resistant.

    3. Low-voltage circuit breakers Ernst-Otto Balding 1991

  • Julius Sturgis started his pretzel-making business in town in 1861, and the Woolworth family still runs Woodstream, which traces its roots to 1899 and the first Victor snap-action mousetrap.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • TTI, based in Fort Worth, Texas, will carry Honeywell switches, including toggle, snap-action and solid-state switches as well as Hall-effect, thermal and pressure sensors.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Hugener says leadtimes have extended a bit from one year ago for snap-action switches, as demand is stronger than it was in first quarter 2003.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • A self-cleaning, snap-action switching element with gold-plated silver contacts provides a reliable and long service life.

    Electronicstalk - electronics industry news 2010

  • "We're seeing prices being eroded pretty quickly, especially as the Big Three struggle to compete against the Chinese and Japanese," says Robert Seubert, product manager for automotive and snap-action switches at Omron.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • TTI, based in Fort Worth, Texas, will carry Honeywell switches, including toggle, snap-action and solid-state switches as well as Hall-effect, thermal and pressure sensors.

    Engineering Hardware-Software 2010

  • With bi-colored LED combinations in blue, green, red, yellow and white, the JC series offers an internal snap-action mechanism providing long lasting, quick make and break momentary or latching contacts.

    Gadget Freak Files 2010

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