set screw
See also: setscrew
English
Alternative forms
Noun
set screw (plural set screws)
- A screw with threads along the entire length and no head. Typically, set screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length; a grub screw or worm screw.
- Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting: frequently a set screw (sense 1), but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
- (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.
Translations
screw with threads along the entire length and no head
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screw used to fix or hold a position
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screw used to adjust a setting
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