noun
gear with the thread of a worm
• Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear wheel, ↑geared wheel, ↑cogwheel
• Part Holonyms: ↑worm gear
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noun : a toothed wheel gearing with the threads of a worm
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worm wheel see ↑worm gear above.
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Main Entry: ↑worm
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worm wheel,
a wheel with teeth that fit a revolving screw.
–worm´-wheel´, adjective.
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n. the wheel of a worm gear
Useful english dictionary. 2012.