: of, relating to, or being a screw having a head with a cross slot or the corresponding screwdriver
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“Phillips.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Phillips. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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Phillips 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Phil·lips
ˈfi-ləps 
Wendell 1811–1884 American orator and reformer
Phillips
2 of 2biographical name (2)
William D(aniel) 1948– American physicist
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