setscrew
Meaning of setscrew
noun
- A screw with threads along the entire length and no head. Typically, set screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length; a grub screw or worm screw.
- Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting: frequently a set screw (sense 1), but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
- (NZ) A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt.
Information about setscrew
- It is a name.
- The plural form of setscrew is: setscrews.
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Hyphenation of setscrew
setscrew
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- setscrew is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Words that rhyme with setscrew
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