worm drive
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
worm drive (plural worm drives)
- A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.
Translations[edit]
A gear arrangement
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