Question

What is meant by the pitch of a screw?

Answer 1

1. Screw gauge: It is a simple device that is used to measure very short lengths (even 10^-6 m or 0.01mm) accurately,
2. For example, the thickness of the paper, hair, etc.
3. The Pitch of a screw may be defined as the distance between two successive threads of the screw as shown in the diagram.
4. In other words, we can say it is the distance moved forward or backward by the screw in one complete rotation.
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