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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHILLIPSITE

Phil "lips *ite, n. Etym: [So named after John Phillips, an English mineralogist. ] (Min. ) (a ) A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often cruciform in shape; -- called also christianite.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Phillips

Phil lips |ˈfiləps ˈfɪlɪps | adjective trademark denoting a screw with a cross-shaped slot for turning, the head of such a screw, or a corresponding screwdriver: the screws have deeply cut Phillips heads | a Phillips screwdriver | a Phillips-head screwdriver. ORIGIN 1930s: from the name of Henry F. Phillips (died 1958 ), the original American manufacturer.

 

Phillips curve

Phil lips curve noun Economics a supposed inverse relationship between the level of unemployment and the rate of inflation. ORIGIN 1960s: named after Alban W. H. Phillips (1914 –75 ), New Zealand economist.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Phillips

Phil |lips |ˈfɪlɪps | adjective trademark denoting a screw with a cross-shaped slot for turning, or a corresponding screwdriver. ORIGIN 1930s: from the name of Henry F. Phillips (died 1958 ), the original American manufacturer.

 

Phillips curve

Phil |lips curve |ˈfɪlɪpskəːv | noun Economics a supposed inverse relationship between the level of unemployment and the rate of inflation. ORIGIN 1960s: named after Alban W. H. Phillips (1914 –75 ), New Zealand economist.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Phillips screw

Ph l lips scr w /fɪ́lɪps -/名詞 C 商標 十字ねじ 〘米国製のプラスねじ 〙.