A square nut is a four-sided nut. Compared to standard hex nuts, square nuts have a greater surface in contact with the part being fastened, and therefore provide greater resistance to loosening (though also greater resistance to tightening). Square nuts are typically mated with square-headed
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square nut — noun nut with a square shape • Hypernyms: ↑nut … Useful english dictionary
Nut (hardware) — A nut threaded onto a bolt A nut is a type of hardware fastener with a threaded hole. Nuts are almost always used opposite a mating bolt to fasten a stack of parts together. The two partners are kept together by a combination of their threads… … Wikipedia
Nut Grove — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
nut — ► NOUN 1) a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. 2) the hard kernel of such a fruit. 3) a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to … English terms dictionary
nut — nutlike, adj. /nut/, n., v., nutted, nutting. n. 1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell. 2. the kernel itself. 3. Bot. a hard, indehiscent, one seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn. 4.… … Universalium
Nut driver — A ¼ Xcelite nut driver. A nut driver is a tool for tightening nuts and bolts. It essentially consists of a socket attached to a shaft and cylindrical handle and is similar in appearance and use to a screwdriver. They generally have a hollow shaft … Wikipedia
nut — noun 1》 a fruit consisting of a hard or tough shell around an edible kernel. ↘the hard kernel of such a fruit. 2》 a small flat piece of metal or other material, typically square or hexagonal, with a threaded hole through it for screwing on to … English new terms dictionary
nut — 1. noun /nʌt/ a) A hard shelled seed. My attorney was waiting in a bar around the corner. “This wont make the nut,” he said, “unless we have unlimited credit.” b) A fastener: a piece of metal, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole… … Wiktionary
nut — nÊŒt n. dry fruit contained in a shell; hard fruit of certain plants; square or hexagonal threaded metal piece which fastens onto a screw to secure it; person who is enthusiastic, buff; insane person (Slang); head of a person (Slang); operating… … English contemporary dictionary
Clip-on nut — A clip on nut, also known as a sheet metal nut or a speed nut (but this is ambiguous, see speed nut), is a type of nut designed to be clipped to sheet metal. They come in many forms based upon: where they clip on, shape, and type of thread. Each… … Wikipedia
