klik
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noun
- A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.“I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers”
- An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- Sound made by a dolphin.
- The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
noun
- A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
- The latch of a door.
noun
- A kilometer.
- (usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.