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German: Elektro-Masse-Muldengesenk

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Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
German term or phrase: Elektro-Masse-Muldengesenk
This appears as it is in a list of houshold appliances without further context and seems to have something to with or be a cooker/hob.

Any help very much appreciated!
TRANSRAPID
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smith tool --> form
Explanation:
The only reference I can find to "gesenk" comes in connection with blacksmiths.

They would have used an oven with several "gesenke", (forms), to give whatever they produce a rounded shape.

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Note added at 2002-02-12 10:19:14 (GMT)
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Beim Gesenkschmieden wird das erhitzte Werkstück während der Bearbeitung in unterschiedlichen Hohlformen, so genannten Gesenken, auf die gewünschte
Form gebracht.
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Klaus Dorn
Turkey
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4 +1smith tool --> form
Klaus Dorn
4die
Ingar A. Milnes


  

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
smith tool --> form

Explanation:
The only reference I can find to "gesenk" comes in connection with blacksmiths.

They would have used an oven with several "gesenke", (forms), to give whatever they produce a rounded shape.

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Note added at 2002-02-12 10:19:14 (GMT)
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Beim Gesenkschmieden wird das erhitzte Werkstück während der Bearbeitung in unterschiedlichen Hohlformen, so genannten Gesenken, auf die gewünschte
Form gebracht.

Klaus Dorn
Turkey
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
die

Explanation:
This kind of forms are called "die" in English. As for the rest ... context!


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Ingar A. Milnes
Germany
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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