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power screw

power screw noun: leadscrew.

Noun

power screw (plural power screws)

  1. leadscrew
    • A power screw is a device used in machinery to change angular motion into linear motion, and, usually, to transmit power.2021, Richard G. Budynas and J. Keith Nisbett, “Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints”, in Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, eleventh edition in SI units, page 426

Forms of power screw

pluralpower screws

Questions about power screw

What does power screw mean?
Power screw means leadscrew.
What part of speech is power screw?
Power screw is a noun.
What is the plural of power screw?
The plural of power screw is power screws.

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