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INDEXING LATHE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lathe Work (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A lathe having a turret for holding several different cutting tools which can be swivelled into position for each specific operation.

PHR

Automatic turret lathe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tournage sur métaux
DEF

Tour dont l'un des chariots est muni d'une tourelle carrée portant de nombreux outils placés en position de travail par simple rotation.

OBS

révolver : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

PHR

Tour revolver automatique.

Key term(s)
  • tour révolver
  • tour à tourelle révolver

Spanish

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