self-tapping screw

noun

A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).

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Meanings

nounself-tapping screw (plural self-tapping screws)

plural self-tapping screws

  1. A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal).

Translations

German Blechbohrschraube
  • Blechbohrschraubescrew, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material
Greek λαμαρινόβιδα
  • λαμαρινόβιδα (lamarinóvida)screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material
Russian саморе́з
  • саморе́з (samoréz)screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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