self-tapping

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English tapping
English self-tapping

    From self- + tapping.

    Adjective

    self-tapping (not comparable)

    1. (engineering) Able to advance when turned, while creating its own thread.

    Derived terms

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