stop nut

stop nut

[′stäp ‚nət]
(design engineering)
An adjustable nut that restricts the travel of an adjusting screw.
A nut with a compressible insert that binds it so that a lock washer is not needed.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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