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The distance from a point of a screw to a corresponding point on the next thread, measured parallel to the axis of the screw is the

(a) helix

(b) pitch

(c) lead

(d) none of the mentioned

I had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Friction of a Body Lying on a Rough Inclined Plane in chapter Friction of Machine Kinematics

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The correct answer is (b) pitch

To explain: Pitch is the distance from a point of a screw to a corresponding point on the next thread, measured parallel to the axis of the screw.

Lead is the distance, a screw thread advances axially in one turn.

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