setscrew

[ set-skroo ]

noun

1. a screw passing through a threaded hole in a part to tighten the contact of that part with another, as of a collar with the shaft on which it fits.

setscrew

/ ˈsɛtˌskruː /

noun

1. a screw that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel, coupling, cam, etc, and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

Word History and Origins

Origin of setscrew¹

First recorded in 1850–55; set + screw

Example Sentences

This piston-pin setscrew construction had become a standard arrangement in automobile practice.

From Project Gutenberg

The blank wheel should be keyed on the shaft or securely fastened with a setscrew.

From Project Gutenberg