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マイナスのねじ回し (マイナスのねじまわし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マイナスのねじ回まわし

Meanings

1

noun

flat-bladed screwdriver

computing

A screwdriver with a flat tip, used for slotted screws. Often contrasted with プラスのねじ回し (Phillips screwdriver).

このネジはマイナスのねじ回まわしで締しめてください。
Please tighten this screw with a flat-bladed screwdriver.

Kanji

回-times, round, game

Similar words

プラスのねじ回まわし
Refers to a Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver, as opposed to the flat-bladed type.

Etymology

Compound of マイナス (minus, from English) + の + ねじ回し (screwdriver). The term マイナス refers to the flat, minus-shaped slot of the screw head.