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acme cap

Spanish translation: Tapón de rosca cuadrada (o de rosca acme)


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English term or phrase:acme cap
Spanish translation:Tapón de rosca cuadrada (o de rosca acme)
Entered by: Claudia Alvis
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20:25 May 2, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Safety sheet (Ammonia)
English term or phrase: acme cap
Es un tipo de tapa/tapón para válvulas de tanques.
Claudia Alvis
Peru
Local time: 01:33
Tapón de rosca cuadrada (o de rosca acme)
Explanation:
En principio es un nombre comercial para este tipo de unión roscada, pero se acaba generalizando para todas las uniones de rosca cuadradas.
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Juan Luis
Local time: 08:33
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5 +2Tapón de rosca cuadrada (o de rosca acme)Juan Luis
4tapa con rosca acme
Hector Aires


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Tapón de rosca cuadrada (o de rosca acme)


Explanation:
En principio es un nombre comercial para este tipo de unión roscada, pero se acaba generalizando para todas las uniones de rosca cuadradas.

Example sentence(s):
  • Para roscas cuadradas o Acme cada paso incluye un hilo de rosca y un espacio
  • Una rosca de tapón gruesa tipo ACME para ...

    Reference: http://www.alspi.com/Spanish/plugs%20spanish.pdf
    Reference: http://www.monografias.com/trabajos7/rosca/rosca.shtml
Juan Luis
Local time: 08:33
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Hector Aires: Llegamos casi juntos para lo mismo.
1 min
  -> Gracias Hector!

agree  Jorge Melo
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tapa con rosca acme


Explanation:
Supongo se refiere a la rosca de la tapa que permite retirar ésta con sólo una vuelta.
Saludetes.
El Étor

Hector Aires
Local time: 03:33
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 86
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