worm drive

English

Noun

worm drive (plural worm drives)

1. A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.

Translations

A gear arrangement

• German: Schneckengetriebe (de) n
• Hungarian: csigahajtás (hu)
• Russian: червя́чная переда́ча f (červjáčnaja peredáča)
• Spanish: tornillo sin fin m, engranaje tipo gusano f
• Swedish: snäckväxel c
• Ukrainian: черв'я́чна переда́ча f (červʺjáčna peredáča)
• Welsh: gyriant cripian m

See also

• endless screw