jack screw
jack screw is the alternative form of jackscrew.
Meaning of jackscrew
Noun
jackscrew (plural jackscrews)
- A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
- As previously mentioned, the horizontal stabilizer's jackscrew assembly includes an acme screw and nut, both of which have two threads. After the accident, severely worn and sheared remnants of the acme nut threads were recovered wrapped around the acme screw. The condition of the recovered acme...2002 December 30, National Transportation Safety Board, “2.2.2.1 Cause of the Jam”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Loss of Control and Impact with Pacific Ocean, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, McDonnell...
- A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
Forms of jack screw
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Questions about jack screw
- What is jack screw the alternative form of?
- Jack screw is the alternative form of jackscrew.
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