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setscrew

set·screw [ sét skr ] (plural set·screws)

noun

Definition:

1. screw preventing relative motion: a screw that attaches one part of a mechanism to another and prevents it moving relative to the part to which it is fixed

2. U.S. screw regulating tension: a screw that regulates the tension in a spring or the opening of a valve

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