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Robertson screw

Robertson screw noun: a type of screw having a square recess in the head.

robertson screw: a type of screw having a square recess in the head
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Noun

Robertson screw (plural Robertson screws)

  1. A type of screw having a square recess in the head.

Forms of Robertson screw

pluralRobertson screws

Origin of Robertson screw

From Canadian inventor P. L. Robertson (1879-1951).

Questions about Robertson screw

What does Robertson screw mean?
Robertson screw means a type of screw having a square recess in the head.
What part of speech is Robertson screw?
Robertson screw is a noun.
What is the plural of Robertson screw?
The plural of Robertson screw is Robertson screws.

Words near Robertson screw in the dictionary

  1. robertsite
  2. Robertsman
  3. Robertsmen
  4. Robertson
  5. Robertson County
  6. Robertson screw
  7. Robertson screwdriver
  8. Robertson screwdrivers
  9. Robertson screws
  10. Robertson-Seymour theorem
  11. Robertsonian

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