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Meaning of limit screw | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A screw used to adjust some mechanical limit.
A type of screw used in bicycle derailleurs to set the maximum and minimum range of the derailleur's movement.

Equivalents

Deutsch Begrenzerschraube Einstellschraube

Examples

“Shift the chain to the inner ring, and then tighten one of the limit screws. If turning that screw moves the front derailleur outward, then it is the low-gear limit screw.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

limit situation limit superior limit switch limit up limit, threshold, cutoff, cut-off Limitable