| 释义 |
hind·ley's screw
\ˈhī]n(d)lēz-, ˈhi]\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized H
Etymology: after Henry Hindley, 18th century English clockmaker
: an endless screw or worm shaped like an hourglass to fit a part of the circumference of a worm wheel so as to increase the bearing area and thereby diminish the wear — called also hourglass screw |