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Phillips screwdriver
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English
Alternative forms
en philips screwdriver phillips screwdriver a misspelling of the eponymous referent which is very common
Etymology
From Henry F. Phillips, the name of the inventor of the tool and the screws that it is designed to work with, and screwdriver.
Noun
thumb|From left to right, a Phillips screwdriver and a flat-blade screwdriver.
A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip.
en screwdriver<id:Q161071> < driver#Noun < tool#Noun
en flat-blade screwdriver flathead screwdriver
Related terms
en phillips head, en Phillips head
en phillips head screwdriver, en Phillips head screwdriver
en phillips-head, en Phillips-head
en phillips-head screwdriver, en Phillips-head screwdriver
Translations
screwdriver
Catalan: ca tornavís d'estrella m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 十字螺絲批 sap6 zi6 lo4 si1 pai1
Mandarin: cmn 十字螺絲刀 shízì luósīdāo, cmn 十字改錐 shízì gǎizhuī, cmn 十字螺絲起子 shízì luósī qǐzi, cmn 十字起子 shízì qǐzi
Czech: cs křížový šroubovák m
Dutch: nl kruiskopschroevendraaier c
Estonian: et ristkruvikeeraja
Finnish: fi ristipääruuvimeisseli, fi ristipäämeisseli
French: fr tournevis cruciforme m
German: de Kreuzschraubenzieher m, de Kreuzschraubendreher m
Hungarian: hu csillagfejű csavarhúzó
Italian: it cacciavite a croce m
Japanese: ja プラスドライバー purasu doraibā
Spanish: es destornillador de estrella m
Swedish: sv stjärnmejsel c, sv stjärnskruvmejsel c, sv kryssmejsel c
See also
Wikipedia article on Henry F. Phillips
en eponyms genericized trademarks