Worm Gear (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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.
Nouns denoting man-made objects.