Meanings
nounPhillips screwdriver (plural Phillips screwdrivers)
plural Phillips screwdrivers · alternative philips screwdriver · alternative phillips screwdriver
- A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Henry F. Phillips, the name of the inventor of the tool and the screws that it is designed to work with, and screwdriver.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tornavís d'estrella
- tornavís d'estrellascrewdriver
Chinese Cantonese 十字螺絲批 /十字螺丝批
- 十字螺絲批 /十字螺丝批 (sap⁶ zi⁶ lo⁴ si¹ pai¹)screwdriver
Chinese Mandarin 十字螺絲刀 /十字螺丝刀, 十字改錐 /十字改锥
- 十字螺絲刀 /十字螺丝刀 (shízì luósīdāo)screwdriver
- 十字改錐 /十字改锥 (shízì gǎizhuī)screwdriver
- 十字螺絲起子 /十字螺丝起子 (shízì luósī qǐzi)screwdriver
- 十字起子 (shízì qǐzi)screwdriver
Czech křížový šroubovák
- křížový šroubovákscrewdriver
Dutch kruiskopschroevendraaier
- kruiskopschroevendraaierscrewdriver
Estonian ristkruvikeeraja
- ristkruvikeerajascrewdriver
Finnish ristipääruuvimeisseli, ristipäämeisseli
- ristipääruuvimeisseliscrewdriver
- ristipäämeisseliscrewdriver
French tournevis cruciforme
- tournevis cruciformescrewdriver
German Kreuzschraubenzieher, Kreuzschraubendreher
- Kreuzschraubenzieherscrewdriver
- Kreuzschraubendreherscrewdriver
Hungarian csillagfejű csavarhúzó
- csillagfejű csavarhúzóscrewdriver
Italian cacciavite a croce
- cacciavite a crocescrewdriver
Japanese プラスドライバー
- プラスドライバー (purasu doraibā)screwdriver
Spanish destornillador de estrella
- destornillador de estrellascrewdriver
Swedish stjärnmejsel, stjärnskruvmejsel
- stjärnmejselscrewdriver
- stjärnskruvmejselscrewdriver
- kryssmejselscrewdriver
Cite this entry
APA
Phillips screwdriver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20screwdriver
MLA
“Phillips screwdriver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20screwdriver. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phillips screwdriver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phillips%20screwdriver.
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