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Definition of Setscrew

1. Noun. A screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring.

2. Noun. A screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted.

Definition of Setscrew

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of set screw) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Setscrew

1. a type of screw [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Setscrew

setpoints sets sets about sets apart sets aside sets back sets fire sets foot sets forth sets in

sets off sets on fire sets out sets sail sets up setscrew (current term) setscrews sett settee settees

setter settered settering setterlike setters setterwort setterworts settest setteth setting

Literary usage of Setscrew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1907)
"17, in which (a) is called a cone-point setscrew, ... a cupped setscrew, (c) a round, pivot-point setscrew, and (</) a headless, cone-point setscrew. Figs. ..."

2. Popular Mechanics Shop Notes (1919)
"Overcoming setscrew Loosening Cup-ended setscrews, which are used for holding collars, flywheels, gears, keys, etc., in place on shafting, frequently loosen ..."

3. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"A flat-ended setscrew b, having a check-nut r, is screwed into the top of the base, ... The check-nut is then set up in order to lock the setscrew. 3O. ..."

4. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"The work is pushed against the stops by the setscrews c and c'; it is held down by the setscrew d. In this case, the surface c of the jig has been selected ..."

5. Shop and Foundry Practice: Prepared for Students of the International by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"A flat-ended setscrew b, having a check-nut c, is screwed into the top of the ... For this purpose, the steady rest may be made with a setscrew having a V ..."

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