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Princeton's WordNet

  1. screw thread, threadnoun

    the raised helical rib going around a screw

Wiktionary

  1. screw threadnoun

    A helical ridge which wraps around an elongated cylindre, or a groove spiraling around the wall of a bore, used to convert a rotational movement into a linear one.

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  1. Screw thread

    A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called a straight thread and the latter called a tapered thread. A screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine and also as a threaded fastener. The mechanical advantage of a screw thread depends on its lead, which is the linear distance the screw travels in one revolution. In most applications, the lead of a screw thread is chosen so that friction is sufficient to prevent linear motion being converted to rotary, that is so the screw does not slip even when linear force is applied, as long as no external rotational force is present. This characteristic is essential to the vast majority of its uses. The tightening of a fastener's screw thread is comparable to driving a wedge into a gap until it sticks fast through friction and slight elastic deformation.

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  1. screw thread

    A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert rotational and linear movement or force. It is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the straight threads, also known as parallel threads, and the laterally intersecting inclined planes, known as taper threads. Screw threads have a wide variety of applications, including fastening objects together and in mechanisms such as screws, nuts, bolts, and gear teeth.

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  1. Screw thread

    A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called a straight thread and the latter called a tapered thread. A screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine and also as a fastener. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element. The mechanical advantage of a screw thread depends on its lead, which is the linear distance the screw travels in one revolution. In most applications, the lead of a screw thread is chosen so that friction is sufficient to prevent linear motion being converted to rotary, that is so the screw does not slip even when linear force is applied so long as no external rotational force is present. This characteristic is essential to the vast majority of its uses. The tightening of a fastener's screw thread is comparable to driving a wedge into a gap until it sticks fast through friction and slight plastic deformation.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of screw thread in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of screw thread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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