power screw

English

Noun

power screw (plural power screws)

  1. leadscrew
    • 2021, Richard G. Budynas and J. Keith Nisbett, “Screws, Fasteners, and the Design of Nonpermanent Joints”, in Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design, eleventh edition in SI units, page 426:
      A power screw is a device used in machinery to change angular motion into linear motion, and, usually, to transmit power.
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