English-German translation for "knife edge"

"knife edge" German translation

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"knife-edge" German translation

knife-edge
noun | Substantiv s

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Messerschneide Waageschneide Grat
  • Waageschneidefeminine | Femininum f
    knife-edge engineering | TechnikTECH balance blade
    knife-edge engineering | TechnikTECH balance blade
  • Grat(schneidefeminine | Femininum f)masculine | Maskulinum m
    knife-edge of mountain figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    knife-edge of mountain figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
  • be balanced on a knife-edge figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    auf des Messers Schneide stehen
    be balanced on a knife-edge figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig

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