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set screw

set screw noun: any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.

set screw: any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position:...
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Noun

set screw (plural set screws)

  1. Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
    • ...upon which the sheet to be reduced in width is placed and held firm by set screws, the part to be cut off falls upon the sinkage....1847, editorial staff, “Machine for punching copper sheets”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 73
    1. A headless screw with threads along the entire length. Typically, such screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length.
  2. (New Zealand) A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt.

set screw meaning in Tamil

set screw in Tamil

அமைப்புத் திருகாணி, நிறுத்து திருகாணி

Synonyms of set screw

Forms of set screw

pluralset screws
alternative formsetscrew

Questions about set screw

What does set screw mean?
Set screw means any screw used to hold or adjust a setting, via fixation in a certain location or position: frequently a headless one, but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
What is set screw in Tamil?
Set screw in Tamil is அமைப்புத் திருகாணி, நிறுத்து திருகாணி. See Set screw meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is set screw?
Set screw is a noun.
What is the plural of set screw?
The plural of set screw is set screws.

Words near set screw in the dictionary

  1. set points
  2. set pulses racing
  3. set right
  4. set sail
  5. set sails
  6. set screw
  7. set screws
  8. set shot
  9. set shots
  10. set sights
  11. set sights on

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Adapted from Wiktionary: set screw (page history and authors); set screw (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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