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Record 1 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
DEF

Any implement used by hand.

CONT

Chisels, punches, drills, tinsnips, screwdrivers, and other hand tools are shaped or sharpened on an abrasive grinding wheel.

OBS

hand tool: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
OBS

Exemples d'outils à main : cisailles, ciseaux, clés, coupe-fils, étaux, marteaux, pinces, pioches, scies à main, serre-joints, tournevis, transplantoirs, etc.

OBS

Le mot outil, comme le mot instrument, implique, d'une manière générale et théorique, l'idée d'un objet mû directement par la seule main de l'exécutant.

OBS

Si l'on veut parler des outils à main pris collectivement, on utilisera le terme outillage à main.

OBS

outil à main : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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