poppet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
    poppet valve.

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Pop"pet noun
Definitions
  1. See Puppet.
  2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching. Totten.
  3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.

Webster 1913