worm wheel

UK/ˈwɜːm.wiːl/

noun

The gear wheel component in a worm drive.

“Holonyms: worm drive, worm and wheel”

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Meanings

nounworm wheel (plural worm wheels)

plural worm wheels · alternative wormwheel

  1. The gear wheel component in a worm drive.

    Holonyms: worm drive, worm and wheel

    Synonyms: worm gear

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe gear wheel component in a worm drive.

Similar
worm gear
Also see
worm gear
Cite this entry
APA

worm wheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20wheel

MLA

“worm wheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20wheel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “worm wheel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/worm%20wheel.

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