lead screw
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Its lead screw, liberated from the child’s spinning top that inspired its designer, still works, sending the basket merrily whirring in its plastic bowl.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2022
WHY: The incline lead screw can shear off, causing the foot pedals to drop unexpectedly, resulting in a fall hazard to the user.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2018
Then multiply by the pitch of the lead screw.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
To preserve the nut from wear, it should be made as long as convenient, as, say, five or six times the diameter of the lead screw; it is usually made, however, three or four diameters.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The work having made its fourth turn, the lead screw will have made 22⁄5 turns, and the nut will not be in position to lock fairly.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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