Meaning

1 senses
  1. A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.

    An internal screw thread is cut with a "tap", while external screw threads are cut with a "die".

    Gewinde, Gewindegang

    резьба́rezʹbá, наре́зкаnarézka

    різьба́rizʹbá

More definitions
  • the raised helical rib going around a screw

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
helical ridge or groove:
Русский
By meaning 1
helical ridge or groove:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
helical ridge or groove:

Forms

plural: screw threads
Singularscrew thread
Pluralscrew threads

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the raised helical rib going around a screw:thread

Word family

2 related words
RelateddieA2tapA2

See also

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