set screw

See also: setscrew

English

Alternative forms

• setscrew

Noun

set screw (plural set screws)

1. A screw with threads along the entire length and no head. Typically, set screws have a hex or slot drive recessed in the threaded length; a grub screw or worm screw.
2. Any screw used to hold or adjust a setting: frequently a set screw (sense 1), but may also be any other machine screw or thumb screw used for the purpose of setting.
3. (New Zealand) A screw with a head, usually hexagonal, like a bolt but without a shank to allow it to screw into material rather than take a nut; a tap bolt.

Translations

screw with threads along the entire length and no head

• French: vis sans tête f
• German: Gewindestift m, Madenschraube (de) f, Wurmschraube f (Austria)
• Irish: scriú suite m, bís shuite f

screw used to fix or hold a position

• French: vis de blocage f

screw used to adjust a setting

• French: vis de réglage f