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worm wheel

American  

noun

  1. worm gear.


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Etymology

Origin of worm wheel

First recorded in 1670–80

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The gearing throughout is of friction pulleys and worm and wormwheel.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

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