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A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel (the worm 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Meronyms: (the screw component) worm, worm screw; (the wheel component) worm wheel, worm gear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: worm and wheel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drive, gearset
A write once, read many drive; data storage technology that allows information to be written to a disc a single time and prevents the drive from erasing the data.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Schneckengetriebe
— A gear arrangement
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Hungarian:
csigahajtás
— A gear arrangement
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Polish:
przekładnia ślimakowa
— A gear arrangement
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Russian:
червя́чная переда́ча
(červjáčnaja peredáča)
— A gear arrangement
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Spanish:
tornillo sin fin
— A gear arrangement
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Spanish:
engranaje tipo gusano
— A gear arrangement
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Swedish:
snäckväxel
— A gear arrangement
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Ukrainian:
черв'я́чна переда́ча
(červʺjáčna peredáča)
— A gear arrangement
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Welsh:
gyriant cripian
— A gear arrangement
