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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worm gear::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, geared wheel |
Examples of worm gear
worm gear
Each part of the worm drive-both the worm and the worm gear-is rotating on its own axis.
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The hand crank uses a worm gear drive to provide precise control of the rotation of the work.
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These juicers either use a worm gear or two larger gears to chop food into finer and finer bits.
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The key on the tuning machine turns a metal worm, which drives a worm gear that winds the string.
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A worm-gear assembly having a pin raceway.
From the orlandosentinel.com
A worm gear on the crank shaft causes the barrel to rotate slowly and its pins and staples lift the fronts of the keys.
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Also covered are the origins of the screw's less famous ancestors, the worm-gear and the tortoise, and of other hand-tools such as the bow-drill, the auger, and the carpenter's brace.
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This device had the camera mounted on a vertical axis that could be rotated by a worm gear driven by turning a crank handle, and Paul put it on general sale the next year.
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A main steering engine drove the rudder through worm gear and clutch operating on a toothed quadrant rack, with a reserve engine operating separately on the rack via a chain drive for emergency use.
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