HINDLEY'S SCREW
\hˈa͡ɪndlɪz skɹˈuː], \hˈaɪndlɪz skɹˈuː], \h_ˈaɪ_n_d_l_ɪ_z s_k_ɹ_ˈuː]\
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An endless screw, the threads of which are cut on a solid whose sides are terminated by arcs of the same radius as that of the toothed wheel with which it works; in this machine several teeth are at work at once, and the pressure on each is diminished by being distributed.
By Henry Percy Smith
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.