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螺纹

Word · NounTraditional螺紋

fingerprint; screw thread

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

fingertip whorls; skin ridges on fingers or toes

Also written as 罗纹. This is the biological/anatomical sense.

Měi每
gè个
rén人
de的
zhǐ指
wén纹
luó螺
wén纹
dōu都
shì是
dú独
yī一
wú无
èr二
de的
 。

Everyone's fingerprint whorls are unique.

Tā他
de的
jiǎo脚
zhǐ趾
luó螺
wén纹
hěn很
shēn深
 。

The ridges on his toes are very deep.

2.

noun

screw thread; helical ridge on a mechanical part

technical

Also called 螺丝扣. This is the engineering/manufacturing sense.

Zhè这
gè个
luó螺
sī丝
de的
luó螺
wén纹
mó磨
sǔn损
le了
 ,
nǐng拧
bù不
jǐn紧
 。

The thread on this screw is worn, so it won't tighten.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
jiā加
gōng工
chū出
jīng精
què确
de的
nèi内
luó螺
wén纹
 。

We need to machine precise internal threads.

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Biāo标
zhǔn准
wài外
luó螺
wén纹
de的
luó螺
jù距
shì是
duō多
shǎo少
 ?

What is the pitch of a standard external thread?