Definition of Square nut

1. Noun. Nut with a square shape.

Generic synonyms: Nut

Lexicographical Neighbors of Square Nut

square knots
square leg
square leg umpire
square leg umpires
square matrices
square matrix
square meal
square meals
square measure
square meter
square meters
square metre
square metres
square mile
square miles
square nut (current term)
square off
square one
square peg in a round hole
square peg into a round hole
square pyramid
square pyramids
square rigged
square rod
square root
square roots
square sail
square sails
square scooter
square scooters

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. ..."

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