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Contents 1 Terminology and Translations 1.1 Aa 1.2 Bb 1.3 Cc 1.4 Dd 1.5 Ee 1.6 Ff 1.7 Gg 1.8 Hh 1.9 Ii 1.10 Jj 1.11 Kk 1.12 Ll 1.13 Mm 1.14 Nn 1.15 Oo 1.16 Pp 1.17 Qq 1.18 Rr 1.19 Ss 1.20 Tt 1.21 Uu 1.22 Vv 1.23 Ww 1.24 Xx 1.25 Yy 1.26 Zz 1.27 Symbols and Numbers

Terminology and Translations

Some of the words used in building and using a RapMan are difficult to find translations for.
Please use this section of the wiki as a glossary for any words that are special to RapMan or to help clarify the names of tools and equipment used in building, operating or improving this machine.
Apologies to those languages that use a different alphabets to UK English for the list below.

Please add words/phrases in the following format.... "Spanner (UK) ; Wrench (US) ; clef à écrous (Fr)"

Aa

• Acrylic (UK); often known as Perspex or Plexi / Plexiglass (US); Polymethyl methacrylate or PMMA (Sci) ; also known under trade names as Policril, Plexiglas, Gavrieli, Vitroflex, Limacryl, R-Cast, Per-Clax, Perspex, Plazcryl, Acrylex, Acrylite, Acrylplast, Altuglas, Polycast, Oroglass, Optix and Lucite

• Allen key/Hex key/Hey head wrench (En-uk); Inbus Schlüssel (De)

Bb

Cc

• Clamp (En) ; Klemme (De)

Dd

Ee

Ff

Gg

Hh

Ii

Jj

Kk

Ll

• linear bearing (En) ; Gleitlager (De)

Mm

Nn

• Nut (En) ; Mutter (De)
• Nyloc (En) ; Sicherungsmutter (De)

Oo

Pp

• PCB - printed circuit board (En) ; Platine (De)

Qq

Rr

• Resistor (En) ; Wiederstand (De)
• rod (En) ; Stange (De)
• roller bearing (En) ; Kugellager (De)

Ss

• Screw (En) ; Schraube (De)
• Spanner (En-uk) ; Wrench (US) ; clef à écrous (Fr) ; Gabelschlüssel (De)
• Spring (En) ; Feder (De)
• Sprocket (En) ; Zahnrad (De)
• Stepper motor (En) ; Schrittmotor (De)

Tt

• threaded rod (En) ; Gewindestange (De)

Uu

Vv

Ww

• Washer (En-uk); Rondelle (Fr); Unterlegscheibe (De)
• Wingnut (En) ; Flügelmutter (De)

Xx

Yy

Zz

Symbols and Numbers