cap screw
a fastener for machine parts, threaded along the whole length of its shank and held by threads tapped in the hole in which it is screwed.
Origin of cap screw
1- Compare machine bolt, machine screw.
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How to use cap screw in a sentence
The cap screws on to the neck, and is furnished with a small hole for the admission of air.
Loosen the four cap screws "B" (illustration top of page) with the socket wrench provided.
While holding the wheel in position with the wrench, remove the other cap screws and lift off the wheel.
When the heads of cap screws are finished they are designated as “milled heads.”
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II | Joshua RoseThen start two of the cap screws, remove the wrench and start the remaining two.
British Dictionary definitions for cap screw
a screwed bolt with a cylindrical head having a hexagonal recess. The bolt is turned using a wrench of hexagonal cross section
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