Hindley's screw

noun

A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into whose teeth the screw is intended to work.

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Meanings

nounHindley's screw (plural not attested)
  1. historicalno pluralengineeringA screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into whose teeth the screw is intended to work.

Origin

Named after Henry Hindley.

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Hindley's screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley's%20screw

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“Hindley's screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley's%20screw. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hindley's screw,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hindley's%20screw.

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