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Schraube

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German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German schrūbe. The earlier developments seem not to be quite clear; see screw for more.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    Schraube f (genitive Schraube, plural Schrauben, diminutive Schräubchen n or Schräublein n or Schrauberl n)

    1. screw
      1. most iconically, a screw in the sense of a fluted fastener
        die Schrauben anziehen
        to tighten the screws
        Solang das Deutsche Reich besteht, wird die Schraube rechts gedreht. (mnemonic)
        As long as the German Reich exists, the screw will be turned to the right.
      2. a propeller advancing by helical movement
      3. the simple machine called screw
      4. the abstracted form things may acquire called helix
      5. a spiral movement, a spin around the longitudinal axis
        1. a spiral movement around the longitudinal axis formalized in athletics

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    Further reading

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    • Schraube”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • Schraube” in Duden online