worm gear (n)

n04604806

type n
lex_filenum 06
def gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel)
def changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
Outgoing links
Hypernym gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel
Part meronym worm; worm wheel
Incoming links
Hyponym gear, gear wheel, geared wheel, cogwheel
Part holonym worm; worm wheel

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