"Hindley's screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Named after Henry Hindley. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} Hindley's screw (plural not attested)
  1. (engineering) A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery of a wheel into whose teeth the screw is intended to work. Wikipedia link: Henry Hindley Tags: no-plural Categories (topical): Engineering

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