#worm_gear gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
supertype: #gear_wheel__gear__cogwheel a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
part: #worm.screw screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
part: #worm_wheel gear with the thread of a worm
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