Flex

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An angle grinder

Etymology

The device was first invented in 1954 and sold under the brand name Flex, which eventually entered common usage to refer to any such device. Apparently a clipping of flexibel.

Noun

Flex f (genitive Flex, plural Flexe)

  1. (colloquial) angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)
    Synonym: Winkelschleifer

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  • Hungarian: flex