Usually means: Gear with helical, screw-like teeth.
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General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. worm wheel: Merriam-Webster
  2. worm wheel: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. worm wheel: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. worm wheel: Collins English Dictionary
  5. worm wheel: Vocabulary.com
  6. worm wheel: Wordnik
  7. worm wheel: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. worm-wheel, worm wheel: Dictionary.com
  9. worm wheel: Rhymezone
  10. worm wheel: FreeDictionary.org
  11. worm wheel: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. worm wheel: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. worm wheel: Wiktionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. worm wheel: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (worm wheel)

▸ noun:  A wheel that is a part of a worm gear or worm drive.

Similar:
worm and wheel, worm drive, worm, worm gear, gear wheel, cogwheel, gear-wheel, wheel, bevel wheel, pinwheel, more...

Types:
bevel gear, spur gear, helical gear, herringbone gear, rack and pinion, worm gear, more...

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Similar:
worm and wheel, worm drive, worm, worm gear, gear wheel, cogwheel, gear-wheel, wheel, bevel wheel, pinwheel, more...

Types:
bevel gear, spur gear, helical gear, herringbone gear, rack and pinion, worm gear, more...



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