Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: Locknut |
LocknutNoun1. Supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | The nut securing the feed gears in the feeding mechanism in a gear-feed swivel head on a diamond drill; also, any extra nut used to secure aprincipal nut. Also called jamnut; jambnut. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: LocknutSynonym: safety nut (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Locknut |
| Specialty definitions using "locknut": anode adjuster, ASSEMBLER, BICYCLE I ♦ CELL TESTER ♦ GLASS CALIBRATOR ♦ PAINT-ROLLER ASSEMBLER, propeller boss, propeller hub. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
locknut | 10 |
locknut precision skf | 8 |
standard locknut | 5 |
bearing locknut | 4 |
locknut precision | 3 |
aztec locknut | 3 |
locknut skf | 3 |
article locknut | 2 |
3 4 locknut | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "locknut"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 螺帽. (various references) | |
French | contre écrou. (various references) | |
German | Gegenmutter (black nut, check nut, counter nut, jam nut, lock, lock nut). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ocknutlay.(various references) | |
Swedish | låsmutter. (various references) | |
Turkish | kilit somunu. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "locknut": locknuts. (additional references) | |
| |
"Locknut" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: locknot, locknuy, Lucknam. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-k-l-n-o-t-u" | |
-1 letter: unlock. | |
-2 letters: clonk, clout, clunk, count, knout. | |
-3 letters: clon, clot, colt, conk, cult, knot, lock, lout, luck, lunk, lunt, nock, tolu, tuck, unco, unto. | |
-4 letters: col, con, cot, cut, lot, not, nut, out, ton, tun. | |
-5 letters: lo, no, nu, on, to, un, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-k-l-n-o-t-u" | |
+1 letter: locknuts. | |
+4 letters: outslicking. | |
+5 letters: blockbusting, bluestocking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
