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ROTARY FILE [3 records]

Record 1 1993-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
DEF

Die grinder fitted with a rotary file or burr.

OBS

term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Pneumatic tools and machines vocabulary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
DEF

Meuleuse d'outillage munie d'une lime rotative ou d'une fraise.

OBS

terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Vocabulaire des outils et machines pneumatiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

The teeth of rotary files are hand cut and form broken lines in contrast to the unbroken flutes of the ground burr.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
CONT

Rotary filing units are composed of a large outer shell within which a series of circular shelves is rotated in somewhat the manner of a lazy-susan server.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
CONT

Fichier rotatif manuel ou électrique s'adaptant à tous les formats de fiches en service.

Spanish

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