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 Definitions of worm gear  [ürm]  

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Definition of 'worm gear' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) worm gear
a mechanism consisting of a worm engaging with and driving a worm wheel.

2.  worm gear
a gear wheel driven by a worm.

Etymology:  (1875–80)

Definition of 'worm gear' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) worm gear
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

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