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setscrew
[ set-skroo ]
/ ˈsɛtˌskru /
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noun
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.
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How to use setscrew in a sentence
This piston-pin setscrew construction had become a standard arrangement in automobile practice.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.The blank wheel should be keyed on the shaft or securely fastened with a setscrew.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
British Dictionary definitions for setscrew
setscrew
/ (ˈsɛtˌskruː) /
noun
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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