capstan screws

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Definition of capstan screws in English English dictionary

plural form of capstan screw

Related Terms

capstan screw

A type of screw commonly used to regulate the height of the action in a piano. The capstan screw is designed to be turned from the side, not the head, unlike an ordinary screw. A lever enters a hole in the side of the screw to turn it

capstan screw

Mainly on sailboats, the mechanism for winding ropes under a lot of tension; a capstan

Hyphenation

cap·stan screws

Turkish pronunciation

käpstın skruz

Pronunciation

/ˈkapstən ˈskro͞oz/ /ˈkæpstən ˈskruːz/