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screw thread

noun

1
: the projecting helical rib of a screw
2
: one complete turn of a screw thread

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Our screw thread test was also a success, with gentle to moderate finger pressure required to screw the metric stainless steel screws in from 8mm to 3mm without any issues or noticeable interferences. PC Magazine, 22 Nov. 2025 London’s Crystal Palace is the first building known to have used standard screw threads. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 The pilot holes’ diameter should be about 40% of the outer diameter of the screw threads. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024 Instead, use an extendible pole with screw threads for attaching painting tools. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 The researchers dubbed the sounds tornillos, the Spanish word for screws, because on the monitors, the sound waves looked like screw threads. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 18 June 2018 Apply silicone grease to the screw threads, then reassemble the faucet in reverse sequence. The Editors Of House Beautiful, House Beautiful, 11 Feb. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of screw thread was circa 1812

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“Screw thread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screw%20thread. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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