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Primary term

worm drive

URI
https://nomenclature.info/nom/15077 (opens semantic view)
Definition
A mechanism consisting of two components, a worm shaped like a screw, and a worm gear shaped like a toothed wheel, both usually made of wood or metal. Used to transmit a rotating movement through the gear to perform a specific task.
Definition source(s)
  • American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.
English
Term (International)
worm drive
Inverted term (International)
drive, worm
French
Term (International)
engrenage à vis sans fin
Term gender (International)
masculine
Date created
2021-06-11
Date updated
2021-06-14
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