hexagonal wrench

  • 11crescent wrench — noun an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench • Hypernyms: ↑adjustable wrench, ↑adjustable spanner …

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  • 12Allen wrench — a wrench for Allen screws, formed from a piece of hexagonal bar stock bent to a right angle. See illus. under wrench. [formerly a trademark] * * * …

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  • 13Allen wrench — Al′len wrench n. bui a wrench for Allen screws, formed from a piece of hexagonal bar stock bent to a right angle …

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  • 14Allen wrench — n. [often a w ] a thin, L shaped wrench with a hexagonal head at both ends, designed to fit the sockets of certain screws and bolts …

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  • 15hex head wrench — noun A screwdriver whose handle and hexagonal head are at right angles. Syn: Allen key, Allen wrench, hex key See Also: Allen screw, Allen bolt …

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  • 16Allen wrench — noun Etymology: Allen Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Conn. Date: 1943 an L shaped hexagonal metal bar either end of which fits the socket of a screw or bolt …

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  • 17drain plug wrench — A tool for removing and tightening drain plugs, e.g., on transmissions and engine sumps, either as a multi purpose tool with a number of different drives in the form of hexagonal or square projections at either end for different drain plugs, or… …

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  • 18machine bolt — noun a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end; tightened with a wrench; used to connect metal parts • Hypernyms: ↑bolt * * * noun : a metal rod with a usually square or hexagonal wrench head at one… …

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  • 19List of non-English generic and genericized trademarks — This list is about generic and genericized trademarks in languages other than English . For English, see List of generic and genericized trademarks. : Cite references by quoting mainline publications using the trademark generically The following… …

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  • 20Screw — This article is about the fastener. For other uses, see Screw (disambiguation). Screws come in a variety of shapes and sizes for different purposes. U.S. quarter coin (diameter 24 mm) shown for scale. A screw, or bolt, is a type of fastener… …

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