Meanings
nounPhillips head (plural Phillips heads)
plural Phillips heads · alternative phillips head · alternative phillips-head · alternative Phillips-head
- A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
- A screw turned by such a screwdriver.
Origin
From Phillips head screwdriver and Phillips head screw, by shortening; eponymous of Henry F. Phillips of Portland, OR, the inventor of the '+' shaped socket for screws.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tornavís d'estrella, tornavís Phillips
- tornavís d'estrellascrewdriver
- tornavís Phillipsscrewdriver
- caragol de cap Phillipsscrew
- caragol d'estrellascrew
Chinese Mandarin 十字頭螺絲刀 /十字头螺丝刀, 十字頭螺絲釘 /十字头螺丝钉
- 十字頭螺絲刀 /十字头螺丝刀 (shízìtóu luósīdāo)screwdriver
- 十字頭螺絲釘 /十字头螺丝钉 (shízìtóu luósīdīng)screw
Dutch kruiskop, kruiskopschroef
- kruiskopscrewdriver
- kruiskopschroefscrew
Finnish ristipääruuvimeisseli, ristikantaruuvi
- ristipääruuvimeisseliscrewdriver
- ristikantaruuviscrew
German Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher, Kreuzschlitzschraube
- Kreuzschlitzschraubendreherscrewdriver
- Kreuzschlitzschraubescrew
Italian cacciavite a stella, cacciavite a croce
- cacciavite a stellascrewdriver
- cacciavite a crocescrewdriver
- vite a stellascrew
- vite a crocescrew
Japanese プラスドライバー, プラスネジ
- プラスドライバー (purasu doraibā)screwdriver
- プラスネジ (purasu neji)screw
Russian кресто́вая отвёртка, винт для кресто́вой отвёртки
- кресто́вая отвёртка (krestóvaja otvjórtka)screwdriver
- винт для кресто́вой отвёртки (vint dlja krestóvoj otvjórtki)screw
Cite this entry
APA
Phillips head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20head
MLA
“Phillips head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20head. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phillips head,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20head.
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