worm gears

A form of worm gear — Synonym of worm wheel (“the wheel in a worm drive”).

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of worm gear
Cite this entry
APA

worm gears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20gears

MLA

“worm gears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20gears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worm gears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20gears.

Source: worm gears on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.