Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In machinery, a screw for directing or regulating certain movements.

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  • One of his earliest self-acting screw lathes, moved by a guide-screw and wheels after the plan followed by the latter engineer, cut screws of large diameter and of any required pitch.

    Industrial Biography Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1863

  • One of his earliest self-acting screw lathes, moved by a guide-screw and wheels after the plan followed by the latter engineer, cut screws of large diameter and of any required pitch.

    Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Samuel Smiles 1858

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