quadruple thread

noun

a screw or worm gear having four equal threads and thus capable of being started in four places

Meanings

nounquadruple thread (plural quadruple threads)

plural quadruple threads

  1. a screw or worm gear having four equal threads and thus capable of being started in four places
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