Defenition of the word worm gear

• Defenition of the word worm gear

  • a shaft with screw thread (the worm) meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
  • gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion

Meronymys for the word worm gear

• • worm
  • worm wheel

Hypernyms for the word worm gear

• • cogwheel
  • gear
  • gear wheel
  • geared wheel

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