ratchetlike
English
Etymology
ratchet + -like
Adjective
ratchetlike (comparative more ratchetlike, superlative most ratchetlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a ratchet.
- 2007 May 15, Henry Fountain, “How a Vast Ice Sheet Put the Squeeze on Earth (and Its Gravity)”, in New York Times:
- Tiny upward-facing hairs on the lower portion of the awns have a ratchetlike function, preventing the awns from backsliding once they’ve moved.
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