key wrench

  • 21key — raktas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. key; spanner; switch; wrench vok. Schalter, m; Schlüssel, m rus. ключ, m pranc. clé, f; clef, f; commutateur, m …

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  • 22wrench — I. v. a. 1. Wrest, wring, twist. 2. Sprain, strain, distort. II. n. 1. Twist, wring. 2. Sprain, strain. 3. Screw key …

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  • 23Monkey wrench — For other uses of this term, see monkey wrench (disambiguation). The monkey wrench (also known as an adjustable spanner in the UK) is an adjustable wrench, a later American development of eighteenth century English coach wrenches. It was popular… …

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  • 24monkey wrench — mon′key wrench n. 1) bui a wrench having an adjustable jaw for grasping nuts of different sizes 2) something that interferes …

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  • 25Carriage wrench — Wrench Wrench (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See {Wring}, and cf. {Ranch}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Trick; deceit; fraud;… …

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  • 26Monkey wrench — Wrench Wrench (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See {Wring}, and cf. {Ranch}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Trick; deceit; fraud;… …

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  • 27Hex key — A hex key, also known as an Allen, Alum, hex head, or zeta key or wrench, is a tool used to drive screws and bolts that have a hexagonal socket in the head.Some features of this type of tool are: *The tool is simple, small and light. *The contact …

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  • 28Screw key — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …

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  • 29Spoke wrench — A spoke wrench or spoke key is a small wrench or tool used to increase or decrease the tension in the spokes of a bicycle wheel, sulky wheel, wheelchair wheel, or similar. A spoke wrench is sometimes called a nipple wrench, as it is the spoke… …

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  • 30Strap wrench — A strap wrench is any of various types of wrench that grip an object via a strap or chain being pulled in tension around it until it firmly grips. High static friction keeps it from slipping. Many strap wrenches have built in handles. Others are… …

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