Paßkugel
English translation: seating ball
| 13:49 Jan 7, 2003 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering / engineering, mechanics | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Dr. Fred Thomson United States Local time: 17:59 | ||||||
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| 4 | pass fit ball |
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| 4 | seating ball |
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| 3 | ball |
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| 3 | fitting ball |
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| 2 | locating / fixing ball |
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11 mins confidence: 
pass fit ball Explanation: I'd say |
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21 mins confidence:
locating / fixing ball Explanation: This is pretty much guesswork based on Ernst's definition of Paßstift: alignment pin, [straight] cylindrical pin, fixing o. steady pin, locating pin o. plug, setpin Paßkugel gets only one hit on Google, so it's hardly a common term ;-) |
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23 mins confidence:
seating ball Explanation: DeVriess, GE Tech & Engr Dict. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-07 14:14:47 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OR: fitting ball |
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6 hrs confidence:
ball Explanation: Reading the sentence it's a ball that has to snap close in a 'keywey'/'groove' or better 'slot'. As an alternative to the above answers one could call it simply a 'ball', no more, no less. It could be one of those balls that is spring-loaded and when fitting the nozzle it engages in the groove and when groove and ball are aligned the ball pops out - snap/close -Bingo! :-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-01-07 19:59:33 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If it is what I think it is you could also call it \'ball catch\' / or \'spherical catch\'. |
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1 day 55 mins confidence:
fitting ball Explanation: another possible meaning of "Paß" |
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