Phillips head
nounEtymology From Phillips head screwdriver and Phillips head screw, by shortening; eponymous of Henry F. Phillips of Portland, OR, the inventor of the '+' shaped socket for screws.
1
A screwdriver with a '+' shaped head for turning screws so socketed.
2
A screw turned by such a screwdriver.
- Related terms
- Phillips head screwdriver, Phillips head screw
- Hypernyms
- screwdriver, screw
- Coordinate terms
- flathead, flathead screw, flathead screwdriver, hex head, Robertson head, square head, TORX head