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12 point metric

French translation: (clés à douilles) 12 pans métriques


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English term or phrase:12-point metric (sockets)
French translation:(clés à douilles) 12 pans métriques
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20:34 Feb 6, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Tool
English term or phrase: 12 point metric
Impact socket set
13 PIECE 3/8" DRIVE 12 POINT METRIC
Raphaël Gingras
Canada
Local time: 23:29
(clés à douilles) 12 pans métriques
Explanation:
Loads of Googles, even though i personally would argue that '12 pans' is not strictly accurate; but I guess it is by comparison with '6 pans' = hex; these are effectively 'double hex', and not actually dodecagonal!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 05:29
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Merci
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4(clés à douilles) 12 pans métriques
Tony M
4 -112 points métriques
FIROOZEH FARHANG


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12 points métriques


Explanation:
12 points métriques (12 points en performance métrique)

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-06 20:42:51 GMT)
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Le point métrique a été défini en 1790 et équivaut à 0,4 mm.
http://www.cylibris.com/fr/auteurs/bar_typo.html

FIROOZEH FARHANG
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in Farsi (Persian)Farsi (Persian)
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disagree  Tony M: 'metric points' are to do with printing, not spanners!
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12-point metric (sockets)
(clés à douilles) 12 pans métriques


Explanation:
Loads of Googles, even though i personally would argue that '12 pans' is not strictly accurate; but I guess it is by comparison with '6 pans' = hex; these are effectively 'double hex', and not actually dodecagonal!

Tony M
France
Local time: 05:29
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PRO pts in category: 319
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Merci
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Changes made by editors
Feb 7, 2006 - Changes made by Florence B:
Term asked12 POINT METRIC => 12 point metric


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