endless screw

noun

A part of an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread engages with a wheel with skew teeth.

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Meanings

nounendless screw (plural endless screws)

plural endless screws

  1. A part of an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread engages with a wheel with skew teeth.
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APA

endless screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endless%20screw

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“endless screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endless%20screw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endless screw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endless%20screw.

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