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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.


setscrew

/ ˈɛˌː /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of setscrew1

First recorded in 1850–55; set + screw
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Or there may be a setscrew underneath the cap that you need to loosen.

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The Wrights' piston was typical of the time, with the rings pinned in the grooves to prevent turning and the piston pin locked in the piston with a setscrew.

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He began punching buttons for data and fiddling with setscrews and verniers.

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This piston-pin setscrew construction had become a standard arrangement in automobile practice.

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