Phillips head

English

Phillips head screw and screwdriver

Alternative forms

phillips head
phillips-head
Phillips-head

Etymology

From Phillips head screwdriver and Phillips head screw, by shortening; eponymous of Henry F. Phillips of Portland, OR, the inventor of the '+' shaped socket for screws.

Noun

Phillips head (plural Phillips heads)

A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
A screw turned by such a screwdriver.

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

flathead
flathead screw
flathead screwdriver
hex head
Robertson head
square head
TORX head

Related terms

Phillips head screwdriver
Phillips head screw

Translations

screwdriver

Catalan: tornavís d'estrella m, tornavís Phillips m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 十字頭螺絲刀／十字头螺丝刀 (shízìtóu luósīdāo)
Dutch: kruiskop (nl) c
Finnish: ristipääruuvimeisseli
German: Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher (de) m
Italian: cacciavite a stella m, cacciavite a croce m
Japanese: プラスドライバー (purasu doraibā)
Russian: кресто́вая отвёртка f (krestóvaja otvjórtka)

screw

Catalan: caragol de cap Phillips m, caragol d'estrella m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 十字頭螺絲釘／十字头螺丝钉 (shízìtóu luósīdīng)
Dutch: kruiskopschroef (nl) c
Finnish: ristikantaruuvi
German: Kreuzschlitzschraube f
Italian: vite a stella f, vite a croce
Japanese: プラスネジ (purasu neji)
Russian: винт для кресто́вой отвёртки m (vint dlja krestóvoj otvjórtki)

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