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Definition of Square nut
1. Noun. Nut with a square shape.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Nut
Literary usage of Square nut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Shop Mathematics by Earle Bertram Norris, Kenneth Gardner Smith, Ralph Thurman Craigo (1913)
"This relation is useful in calculating the space needed in which to turn a square
nut. It is also used in milling a square on a round bar, ..."
2. Machine Drawing: A Text and Problem Book for Technical Students and Draftsmen by Carl Lars Svensen (1921)
"On axis AB draw a 7/«" bolt, square head across corners and square nut across
... Draw a 1'A" hex nut across flats and al*It" square nut across corners. ..."
3. Machine Drawing: A Text and Problem Book for Technical Students and Draftsmen by Carl Lars Svensen (1921)
"On axis AB draw a 7/s" bolt, square head across corners and square nut across flats.
On axis CD draw a 7/s" cap screw hex head across flats. ..."
4. Machinery (1902)
"A six-sided or hexagon nut reaches such a position more quickly than a square
nut, and for this reason a monkey-wrench Is more easily sprung on a hexagon ..."
5. Manual of Machine Drawing and Design by David Allan Low, Alfred William Bevis (1908)
"The spanner used for rotating the nut takes a better hold of a square nut than
of a hexagonal one. When a nut is in a confined situation, the smallest angle ..."
6. Structural Details: Or Elements of Design in Timber Framing by Henry Sylvester Jacoby (1909)
"The diameter of square nut required is 1| inches (see manufacturer's standard
sizes in Cambria). ... The diameter of a square nut for the bolt is 3} inches. ..."