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screwplate

screwplate noun: a metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.

Noun

screwplate (plural screwplates)

  1. A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.

Forms of screwplate

pluralscrewplates

Origin of screwplate

From screw + plate.

Questions about screwplate

What does screwplate mean?
Screwplate means a metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
What part of speech is screwplate?
Screwplate is a noun.
What is the plural of screwplate?
The plural of screwplate is screwplates.

Words near screwplate in the dictionary

  1. screwn
  2. screwpile
  3. screwpiles
  4. screwpine
  5. screwpines
  6. screwplate
  7. screwplates
  8. screwpress
  9. screwpresses
  10. screwpump
  11. screwpumps

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