Allen key
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Allen key
- /ˈælən kiː/
Where it comes from
Allen + key, from the name of the Allen Manufacturing Company.
noun Allen keys
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Synonym of hex head wrench.
Similar: hex head wrench
Translations
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noun a hex head wrench
| Español | llave allen, llave Allen |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 육각렌치 yukgangnenchi |
| 日本語 | 六角棒スパナ rokkakubō supana |
| 中文 | 內六角扳手 /内六角扳手 nèi liùjiǎo bānshǒu |
| Português | chave Allen, chave sextavada |
| Français | clé Allen, clef Allen |
| Deutsch | Innensechskantschlüssel, Inbusschlüssel |
| Italiano | brugola |
| Română | inbus |
| Русский | шестигра́нный ключ šestigránnyj ključ, и́нбусовый ключ ínbusovyj ključ, и́нбус ínbus |
| العربية | مِفْتَاح سُدَاسِيّ miftāḥ sudāsiyy |
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title = {Allen key},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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