Worm gear

a mechanical gear system consisting of a screw-like shaft (worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (worm wheel) to achieve high torque reduction and non-reversible motion
Thing general Q4512557
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Worm gear

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  1. 2d ago · Quercus solaris · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id /g/121jt7yy
    Imported from
    Said to be the same as Q12529
    Wikidata description a mechanical gear system consisting of a screw-like shaft (worm) that meshes wit
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