worm drive
Noun
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Noun
worm drive (plural worm drives)
- A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.
- German: Schneckengetriebe
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