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pincers

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 719666 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Technology - Engineering
pihid
pincers
pince
kärkipihdit

Metroloogia terminibaas

ID 614458 Last modified 09.12.2024
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Domain metrologymeasuring instruments
tweezers preferred
pincette
  • täppismehanismide monteerimisel, meditsiinis, mõõtetehnikas, nt kaaluvihtide tõstmiseks jms kasutatav kerge vedrunäpits
  • small tools used for picking up objects too small to be easily handled with the human fingers
pintsett
Usage examples
  • Pintsetid on pöidlaga juhitavad tangid, mida kasutatakse kuumade esemete haaramiseks või hoidmiseks alates ajaloo koidikust, ning teaduslikus või meditsiinilises kontekstis nimetatakse neid tavaliselt lihtsalt „tangideks“, nimeks, mida kasutatakse koos teiste haaravate kirurgiliste instrumentidega, mis meenutavad tange, tihvtidega ja kääridega sarnaseid klambreid.
tweezers preferred
Usage examples
  • Tweezers are thumb-driven forceps most likely derived from tongs used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history, and in a scientific or medical context, they are normally referred to as just "forceps", a name that is used together with other grasping surgical instruments that resemble pliers, pincers and scissors-like clamps.
pincette
pincers

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