setscrew

[ set-skroo ]

noun
  1. a screw passing through a threaded hole in a part to tighten the contact of that part with another, as of a collar with the shaft on which it fits.

Origin of setscrew

1
First recorded in 1850–55; set + screw

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setscrew

/ (ˈsɛtˌskruː) /


noun
  1. a screw that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel, coupling, cam, etc, and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

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