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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTRE PUNCH

centre punch play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTRE PUNCH

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Centre punch is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CENTRE PUNCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of centre punch in the English dictionary

The definition of centre punch in the dictionary is a small steel tool with a conical tip used to punch a small indentation at the location of the centre of a hole to be drilled.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTRE PUNCH

centre back
centre bit
centre court
centre forward
centre ground
centre half
centre of curvature
centre of gravity
centre of mass
centre of pressure
centre pass
centre section
centre spread
centre stage
centre three-quarter
centre-fire
centreboard
centred
centred dot
centrefold

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTRE PUNCH

bell punch
body punch
brunch
bunch
card punch
counterpunch
key punch
key-punch
launch
lunch
milk punch
nail punch
outpunch
planter´s punch
prepunch
punch
rabbit punch
sucker punch
Suffolk punch
Sunday punch

Synonyms and antonyms of centre punch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centre punch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTRE PUNCH

Find out the translation of centre punch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centre punch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centre punch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中心冲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agujereador
570 millions of speakers

English

centre punch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केंद्र पंच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مركز لكمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кернер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centro soco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেন্দ্র মুষ্ট্যাঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pointeau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pukulan tengah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Körner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

センターポンチ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

센터 펀치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Center punch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm đấm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சென்டர் பஞ்ச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केंद्र पंच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orta yumruk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centro pugno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punktak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кернер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centru de pumn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πόντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sentrum punch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

körnare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjørner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centre punch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRE PUNCH»

The term «centre punch» is normally little used and occupies the 132.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTRE PUNCH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTRE PUNCH»

Discover the use of centre punch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centre punch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Metalwork Theory
The books are also ideal for students to work from for revision or homework as they contain a large number of short sections, each dealing with a single topic such as the hacksaw, parts of a lathe, brazing or taps.
P. F. Lye, 1985
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Workshop Practice 2E
4.22 Scribers 4.14 PRICK PUNCH AND CENTRE PUNCH A prick punch consists of a hardened steel rod having a sharp round point with an included angle of 30°. Figure 4.23(a) shows a prick punch. It is used for making small punch marks ...
Bawa, 2009
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FCS Engineering Technology L2
... you must follow the proper marking-off procedures. You can use two punches for this: □ a prick punch is used for marking off accurately, and □ a centre punch is used to make a dimple, which helps guide the drill bit to the correct position.
Samuel Petrus Strümpher, Carolyn Ingram, Abduraghman Abrahams, 2009
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Manufacturing Processes - I
Bell cup centre punch method Divider method The surfaces whose centres are to be located are coated with chalk or copper sulphate. Now the dividers are set to a little more than the radius and four lines are ascribed at the four ends of the ...
H S Bawa, 2004
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Metal Fabrication Technology
Figure 4.15(b) shows a centre punch. This is heavier than a dot punch and has a less acute point (usually 90° or greater). It is used to make a heavy indentation suitable for locating the point of a twist drill. Figure 4.15(c) shows a typical nipple  ...
Syamal Mukherjee, 2011
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Fabrication and Welding Engineering
For rough work you can use a centre punch in the same way but you need to hit it harder with a heavier hammer if you are to make a big enough indentation to guide the point of a drill. Because of the difficulty in seeing the point of a centre ...
Roger Timings, 2008
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Engineering Fundamentals
You then strike the punch lightly and squarely with a hammer as shown in Fig. 7.3(b). • Check the position of the dot with the aid of a magnifying glass. Draw the dot over if it is slightly out of position. For rough work you can use a centre punch  ...
Roger Timings, 2007
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Metalworking: Tools, Materials, and Processes for the Handyman
The indentation made by the centre punch should be as small as possible, so as just to hold on the lathe centre.By continued trialbetween the lathe centresand subsequent correction withthe centre punch, thecentre punch indentation can be  ...
Paul N. Hasluck, 2013
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On the Principles and Development of the Calculator and ...
Let an assistant gently hold the bit of glass with its scratched point exactly resting upon the point of the centre-punch. Take the other centre-punch in your own left hand and place its point in the centre of the upper scratch, which is of course ...
Charles Babbage, Philip Morrison, Emily Morrison, 2013
10
Design Technology Design in Life Lower Secondary 2
A centre punch is used to mark the centre of a hole before drilling. A centre punch has a point angle of 90°. A dot punch is used to punch small dots along a scribed line in metals. The small dots are called witness marks. (Witness marks are ...
Peter Stensel, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTRE PUNCH»

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Seven-year-old freed from Bootle bus stop after being trapped in …
A spokeswoman from the fire service said firefighters first used a hacksaw to cut away the seat. They then used a centre punch and hammer to ... «Liverpool Echo, May 15»
2
Kingpin Claudia Santos jailed in final blow to Colombian burglary …
Inside the vehicle she was driving was a bag containing a centre punch for smashing windows, two large screwdrivers, gloves and mobile ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
3
Man, 25, who fought outside Fantasy lap dancing bar told cut out …
Judge Peter Blair QC told Shannon Wilkins “a suspended sentence will put the onus on you” when he dealt with him for a town centre punch up ... «Swindon Advertiser, Apr 15»
4
Logan Central Plaza parking dispute ends in man's death: police
Police are investigating a Logan shopping centre punch-up that ended in the death of a 63-year-old man on Thursday morning. Witnesses ... «Brisbane Times, Mar 15»
5
How to escape from a car under water
"A spring-loaded centre punch is what we'd use - that would be the most ... It's basically a centre punch that builders use to mark on planks and ... «Drive, Feb 15»
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How To Drill Into A Stainless Steel Sink
If the sink hasn't been installed you can use a centre punch and drill press, but if your sink is stationary you'll need to start your hole using a ... «Lifehacker Australia, Dec 14»
7
How to deal with a loose bearing race
Using a centre punch is an effective way to restore a friction fit between a loose bearing race and housing. “Peening” the sides of the housing ... «Grainews, Dec 14»
8
Retallack scoops Border Leicester pool
The ewe was by Centre Punch, who had High Tensile bloodlines - a popular bloodline that Mr Grinter said had been very successful within ... «Stock & Land, Jul 14»
9
Woman rescued from dishwasher at Dundee Malmaison
“The team freed her by using a centre punch to break the glass and then the paramedics dealt with her from then on. We were on scene for six ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 14»
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In Court: Cases heard at Central Devon Magistrates' Court
He also admitted possession of an article, namely an automated centre punch, for use in connection with a burglary. He also admitted ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Feb 14»

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