worm wheel

noun

: a toothed wheel gearing with the thread of a worm

Examples of worm wheel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In addition, the cars' worm wheel spring preload — a measurement of spring compression — was set too high. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024 Also, the gear geometry is such that, when the saw is on, the worm gear can turn the worm wheel, but not the other way around. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of worm wheel was in 1677

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“Worm wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worm%20wheel. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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