back nut
back nut
[′bak ‚nət] (design engineering)
A threaded nut, one side of which is dished to retain a grommet; used in forming a watertight pipe joint.
A locking nut on the shank of a pipe fitting, tap, or valve.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
back nut
1. A threaded nut, one side of which is dished to retain a grommet; used in forming a watertight pipe joint.
2. A locking nut on the shank of a pipe fitting, tap, or valve.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.