Phillips screwdriver
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- philips screwdriver misspelling of eponymous referent is very common
- phillips screwdriver
Etymology
[edit]From Henry F. Phillips, the name of the inventor of the tool and the screws that it is designed to work with, and screwdriver.
Noun
[edit]Phillips screwdriver (plural Phillips screwdrivers)
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- A screwdriver having a cross-shaped tip rather than the rectangular tip of a standard flathead screwdriver.
Related terms
[edit]- phillips head, Phillips head
- phillips head screwdriver, Phillips head screwdriver
- phillips-head, Phillips-head
- phillips-head screwdriver, Phillips-head screwdriver
Translations
[edit]screwdriver
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