Phillips head
English
Alternative forms
- phillips head
- phillips-head
- 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
Phillips head (plural Phillips heads)
- A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
- A screw turned by such a screwdriver.
Hypernyms
Coordinate terms
- flathead
- flathead screw
- flathead screwdriver
- hex head
- Robertson head
- square head
- TORX head
Related terms
- Phillips head screwdriver
- Phillips head screw
Translations
screwdriver
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screw
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