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plench

plench noun: a tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.

Noun

plench (plural plenches)

  1. A tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
    • The plench produces sufficient torque to move a nut, but doesn't pass on torque to the astronaut. External torque to move socket wrench is produced by squeezing the handles.1964 April, Popular Science, page 115

Forms of plench

pluralplenches

Origin of plench

Blend of pliers + wrench.

Questions about plench

What does plench mean?
Plench means a tool combining features of pliers and wrench, for use in microgravity.
What part of speech is plench?
Plench is a noun.
What is the plural of plench?
The plural of plench is plenches.

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