Re: screws

[Colin Fine <C.J.Fine@bradford.ac.uk>]

>A "klupe" physically consists of a helix (the "te klupe")
wrapped around a
>cylinder (the "ve klupe").

Thanks, that helps. So the two terbri are physical objects,
not (eg) measurements.

But it does make me think again of an archimedean screw,
one design for which is a plastic tube wrapped round a
spindle (lo tubnu cu te klupe fo lo jendu?) but is no kind
of fastener.

In fact, if we think of a screw fastener, I don't find the
ve klupe to be a likely or natural tergismu at all.

        Colin