worm and wheel

English

Noun

worm and wheel (plural worms and wheels)

A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel in such a way as to turn the direction of drive through a right angle.

Synonyms

worm drive

Translations

A gear arrangement

German: Schneckengetriebe (de) n
Russian: червя́чная переда́ча m (červjáčnaja peredáča)

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