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pinze per microscopio

English translation: cover glass forceps

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Italian term or phrase:pinze per microscopio
English translation:cover glass forceps
Entered by: Derek Smith

08:51 Nov 10, 2001
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Science
Italian term or phrase: pinze per microscopio
Hi folks
These "pinze" (per microscopio di acciaio inossidabile) appear in a list of equipment for testing migration of food contact material constituents into food simulants. The list contains just 12 items, including things like "autoclave", "filter paper", "scales", etc. I wonder what "pinze" could be in this context.
Any ideas?
TIA
Derek
Derek Smith
Local time: 07:05
usually pinza per micropscopio
Explanation:
is microscope forceps
good luck
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giogi
Local time: 07:05
Grading comment
Thank you Giovanna, your confident answer would appear to be spot-on. I found that "cover glass forceps" is perhaps the full name.
Thanks of course also to my other answerers, especially Josie who was right but unconvinced!
One Understanding
Derek
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4pliers
Giuseppina Vecchia
4usually pinza per micropscopio
giogi
4tweezers
Floriana (X)
3clamp or plier
Robert INGLEDEW


  

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pliers


Explanation:
Pinze is plural for pinza.

Other meanings: tongs, pincers, forceps (I don't thing the last two would be of much use, though!)

Giuseppina Vecchia
Italy
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 12
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
usually pinza per micropscopio


Explanation:
is microscope forceps
good luck

giogi
Local time: 07:05
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 176
Grading comment
Thank you Giovanna, your confident answer would appear to be spot-on. I found that "cover glass forceps" is perhaps the full name.
Thanks of course also to my other answerers, especially Josie who was right but unconvinced!
One Understanding
Derek
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tweezers


Explanation:
Given the size of things you normally handle with a microscope I think these might be tweezers. I got many hits in a search of +microscope +tweezers, and some seemed relevant.

Floriana

Floriana (X)
United States
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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clamp or plier


Explanation:
clamp or plier for a stainless steel microscope. That's what I think it is (I am not an Italian translator, but I understand written Italian).

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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