Allen key

English

Etymology

Allen + key, from the name of the Allen Manufacturing Company.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælən kiː/

Noun

Allen key (plural Allen keys)

1. A hex head wrench.

Synonyms

• (hex head wrench): Allen wrench, hex head wrench, hex key

Related terms

• Allen screw
• Allen bolt

Translations

a hex head wrench

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 六角匙 (liùjiǎoshi), 內六角扳手／内六角扳手, 内六角扳手 (nèi liùjiǎo bānshǒu)

• Finnish: kuusiokoloavain (fi)
• French: clé Allen (fr) f, clef Allen (fr) f
• German: Innensechskantschlüssel m, Inbusschlüssel (de) m
• Hungarian: imbuszkulcs
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• Italian: brugola (it) f
• Japanese: 六角棒スパナ (rokkakubō supana)
• Macedonian: имбус m (imbus)
• Portuguese: chave Allen f, chave sextavada f
• Russian: шестигра́нный ключ m (šestigránnyj ključ), и́нбусовый ключ m (ínbusovyj ključ), и́нбус m (ínbus)
• Swedish: insexnyckel (sv) c

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