"Phillips head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Phillips heads [plural]
Etymology: From Phillips head screwdriver and Phillips head screw, by shortening; eponymous of Henry F. Phillips of Portland, OR, the inventor of the '+' shaped socket for screws. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Phillips head (plural Phillips heads)
  1. A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed. Categories (topical): Tools Synonyms: phillips head, phillips-head, Phillips-head Hypernyms: screwdriver, screw Related terms: Phillips head screwdriver, Phillips head screw Coordinate_terms: flathead, flathead screw, flathead screwdriver, hex head, Robertson head, square head, TORX head
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  2. A screw turned by such a screwdriver. Categories (topical): Tools Translations (screw): caragol de cap Phillips [masculine] (Catalan), caragol d'estrella [masculine] (Catalan), 十字頭螺絲釘 /十字头螺丝钉 (shízìtóu luósīdīng) (Chinese Mandarin), kruiskopschroef [common-gender] (Dutch), ristikantaruuvi (Finnish), Kreuzschlitzschraube [feminine] (German), vite a stella [feminine] (Italian), vite a croce (Italian), プラスネジ (purasu neji) (Japanese), винт для кресто́вой отвёртки (vint dlja krestóvoj otvjórtki) [masculine] (Russian) Translations (screwdriver): tornavís d'estrella [masculine] (Catalan), tornavís Phillips [masculine] (Catalan), 十字頭螺絲刀 /十字头螺丝刀 (shízìtóu luósīdāo) (Chinese Mandarin), kruiskop [common-gender] (Dutch), ristipääruuvimeisseli (Finnish), Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher [masculine] (German), cacciavite a stella [masculine] (Italian), cacciavite a croce [masculine] (Italian), プラスドライバー (purasu doraibā) (Japanese), кресто́вая отвёртка (krestóvaja otvjórtka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Phillips_head-en-noun-zetBRUYk Disambiguation of Tools: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'screw': 16 84 Disambiguation of 'screwdriver': 44 56

Inflected forms

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