Whitworth screw thread

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Whitworth screw thread [ˈwɪtwəθ]

(Engineering / General Engineering) a thread form and system of standard sizes, proposed by Whitworth in 1841 and adopted as standard in the U.K., having a flank angle of 55° and a rounded top and foot

[named after Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803-87), English engineer]

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