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tour de finition

English translation: polishing lathe

20:55 Aug 4, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments / Lab instrument/equipment
French term or phrase: tour de finition
Hi,

I am translating a text about equipment in a dental laboratory and cannot find the definition, much less the English equivalent, of "tour de finition."

Here is the sentence:
Les aires spécialisées sont divisées en 10 fauteuils dentaires, quatre salles de radiographie (intrabuccale, panoramique et céphalométrique), un coin de prévention (quatre stations d’enseignement: miroirs, éviers et un microscope à contraste de phase), un laboratoire avec 32 stations (tables de travail, éviers, hotte chimique, **tours de finition**, dégrossisseurs de modèles, armoires de rangement, tableau et écran de projection), salle de stérilisation, et un magasin d’entreposage et de distribution de fournitures cliniques.

Thank you!
Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 02:28
English translation:polishing lathe
Explanation:
some sort of lathe in any case

Think "tour" - turning - lathe

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51888101/Dental_Lab_Equipm...
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SJLD
Local time: 08:28
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polishing lathe


Explanation:
some sort of lathe in any case

Think "tour" - turning - lathe

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/51888101/Dental_Lab_Equipm...

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