#6 across:
"Can be considered a type of inclined plane wrapped around a cilinder."
has to be 5 letters long and have a "c" on the 2nd letter.
Is it screw?
2006-10-29 11:41:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
That's what my grade 6 science teacher said
screw is a form of the "simple machine" type inclined plane
2006-10-29 11:44:56 · answer #1 · answered by JuanB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: 1screw
Pronunciation: 'skrü
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English scrue, from Middle French escroe female screw, nut, from Medieval Latin scrofa, from Latin, sow
1 a : a simple machine of the inclined plane type consisting of a spirally grooved solid cylinder and a correspondingly grooved hollow cylinder into which it fits
2006-10-29 20:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by butrucci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Screw
2006-10-29 19:44:12 · answer #3 · answered by dahorndogd013 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, It is a Screw.
"A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder." http://library.thinkquest.org/J002079F/plane.htm
2006-10-29 19:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by Philly Heat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-29 19:43:10 · answer #5 · answered by hayharbr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't think of a better answer than screw...does it fit? Wish I could see it.
2006-10-29 19:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
should not be a screw. Does not fit the definition.
2006-10-29 19:45:33 · answer #7 · answered by shishu45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. screw
2006-10-29 19:44:04 · answer #8 · answered by terryandadriana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the answer is a screw.
seems like there'd be a better definition for it, but that's it allright!
2006-10-29 19:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by twistedscorpio87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it would be screw
2006-10-29 19:46:08 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋