- Phillips Screws
- trademark
— used for screws having a special head with a cross slot for use with a special screwdriver
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Phillips Screws
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Phillips head — Phillips head, adj. a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver). See illus. under screw. [1930 35; after trademark Phillips Screws] * * * … Universalium
Phillips head — Phillips head, adj. a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver). See illus. under screw. [1930 35; after trademark Phillips Screws] … Useful english dictionary
Phillips screw® — /filˈips skroo/ noun A type of screw with a recessed cross in the head designed to receive the protuberant cross shaped tip of a Phillips screwdriver® ORIGIN: Phillips Screws, original US manufacturing company … Useful english dictionary
Phillips screwdriver — noun a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws • Hypernyms: ↑screwdriver * * * Phillips screwdriver, a screwdriver with crossed beveled blades for driving a Phillips screw. * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a screwdriver that is designed to be used … Useful english dictionary
Phillips screwdriver — /fɪləps ˈskrudraɪvə/ (say filuhps skroohdruyvuh) noun a screwdriver with a cross shaped point, for driving Phillips screws. Also, Phillips head screwdriver …
Phillips head — Phil′lips head n. bui a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver(Phil′lips screw′driver) • Etymology: 1930–35; after trademark Phillips Screws … From formal English to slang
phillips screwdriver — A screwdriver with a pointed tip that is shaped to fit the crossed slots in the heads of Phillips screws … Dictionary of automotive terms
Phillips — screws and screwdrivers. Named for their originator, Henry F. Phillips … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Phillips head — noun a) A screwdriver with a + shaped head for turning screws so socketed. b) A screw turned by such a screwdriver. See Also: Phillips head screwdriver, Phillips head screw … Wiktionary
phillips head screw — A screw having a fairly deep cross slot instead of the single slot as used in conventional screws … Dictionary of automotive terms
