Definitions for: Worm Gear


[n] 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



See Also: cogwheel, gear, gear wheel, worm, worm wheel

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