"Flex" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

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. Etymology templates: {{clipping|de|flexibel|nocap=1}} clipping of flexibel Head templates: {{de-noun|f,e}} Flex f (genitive Flex, plural Flexe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,e}} Forms: Flex [genitive], Flexe [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Flex [nominative, singular], Flexe [definite, nominative, plural], Flex [genitive, singular], Flexe [definite, genitive, plural], Flex [dative, singular], Flexen [dative, definite, plural], Flex [accusative, singular], Flexe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc) Wikipedia link: de:Flex Tags: colloquial, feminine Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: Winkelschleifer Derived forms: flexen
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