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capstan screw

capstan screw noun: a type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.

Noun

capstan screw (plural capstan screws)

  1. A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.
  2. Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan.

capstan screw meaning in Tamil

capstan screw in Tamil

ஆரத்துளை திருகு

Forms of capstan screw

pluralcapstan screws

Questions about capstan screw

What does capstan screw mean?
Capstan screw means a type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano.
What is capstan screw in Tamil?
Capstan screw in Tamil is ஆரத்துளை திருகு. See Capstan screw meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is capstan screw?
Capstan screw is a noun.
What is the plural of capstan screw?
The plural of capstan screw is capstan screws.

Words near capstan screw in the dictionary

  1. capsquare
  2. capsquares
  3. capstan
  4. capstan effect
  5. Capstan Island
  6. capstan screw
  7. capstan screws
  8. capstanman
  9. capstanmen
  10. capstans
  11. capstern

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