knife edge

Portuguese translation: gume

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English term or phrase:knife edge
Portuguese translation:gume
Entered by: Bruna Maira Ferreira (X)

17:17 Mar 4, 2014
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / Radiologia
English term or phrase: knife edge
Texto sobre exames radiológicos da face.

Termo: knife edge

Contexto: At the end of a developing tooth root, the pulp canal diverges, and the walls of the root rapidly taper to a knife edge.
Bruna Maira Ferreira (X)
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Local time: 06:20
gume
Explanation:
gume
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Nick Taylor
Local time: 09:20
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Summary of answers provided
4formando uma borda afilada (afilada com "l" para descrever que vai se afinando)
Mario Freitas
3gume de faca
Elenice Brasseland
2gume
Nick Taylor


  

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gume


Explanation:
gume

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formando uma borda afilada (afilada com "l" para descrever que vai se afinando)


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
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gume de faca


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Boa sorte!

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Note added at 8 horas (2014-03-05 01:40:55 GMT)
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Outros termos que me ocorrem: "forma pontiaguda" e "lâmina de faca".

"... e as paredes da raiz adquirem rapidamente um formato pontiagudo/de gume de faca".



Example sentence(s):
  • Essas deformações aconteceram nos términos cervicais de coroas com acabamento gengival em ombro biselado e gume de faca, sempre que aplicada carga dinâmica superior a 5 kg e estática a partir de 6 kg.
  • [...] estabilidade dimensional das infra-estruturas metálicas de próteses confeccionadas em ligas de níquel - cromo tipo i e términos cervicais em ombro 90º com bisel 45º, ombro 90º sem bisel e gume de faca (linha zero), [...]

    Reference: http://www.revodontolunesp.com.br/files/v27n1/v27n1a03.pdf
    Reference: http://www1.capes.gov.br/estudos/dados/1999/33021015/018/199...
Elenice Brasseland
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Portuguese
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