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setscrew
[set-skroo]
noun
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
/ ˈɛˌː /
noun
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
Example Sentences
Or there may be a setscrew underneath the cap that you need to loosen.
The Wrights' piston was typical of the time, with the rings pinned in the grooves to prevent turning and the piston pin locked in the piston with a setscrew.
He began punching buttons for data and fiddling with setscrews and verniers.
This piston-pin setscrew construction had become a standard arrangement in automobile practice.
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