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Phillips head
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English
thumb|Phillips head screw and screwdriver
Alternative forms
en phillips head
en phillips-head
en Phillips-head
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.
Noun
A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
A screw turned by such a screwdriver.
Hypernyms
en screwdriver
en screw
Coordinate terms
en flathead
en flathead screw
en flathead screwdriver
en hex head
en Robertson head
en square head
en TORX head
Related terms
en Phillips head screwdriver
en Phillips head screw
Translations
screwdriver
Catalan: ca tornavís d'estrella m, ca tornavís Phillips m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 十字頭螺絲刀 shízìtóu luósīdāo
Dutch: nl kruiskop c
Finnish: fi ristipääruuvimeisseli
German: de Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher m
Italian: it cacciavite a stella m, it cacciavite a croce m
Japanese: ja プラスドライバー purasu doraibā
Russian: ru кресто́вая отвёртка f
screw
Catalan: ca caragol de cap Phillips m, ca caragol d'estrella m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 十字頭螺絲釘 shízìtóu luósīdīng
Dutch: nl kruiskopschroef c
Finnish: fi ristikantaruuvi
German: de Kreuzschlitzschraube f
Italian: it vite a stella f, it vite a croce
Japanese: ja プラスネジ purasu neji
Russian: ru винт для кресто́вой отвёртки m
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