"self-tapping screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-tapping screws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-tapping screw (plural self-tapping screws)
  1. A screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material (such as sheet metal). Related terms: self-drilling screw Translations (screw, with a hardened thread, that forms its own internal thread when driven into a relatively soft material): Blechbohrschraube [feminine] (German), λαμαρινόβιδα (lamarinóvida) [feminine] (Greek), саморе́з (samoréz) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-self-tapping_screw-en-noun-kV5PzOzZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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