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worm wheel

UK/ˈwɜːm.wiːl/

worm wheel noun: the gear wheel component in a worm drive.

worm wheel: the gear wheel component in a worm drive
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Noun

worm wheel (plural worm wheels)

  1. The gear wheel component in a worm drive.
    • Holonyms: worm drive, worm and wheel
    Synonyms:
    worm gear

worm wheel meaning in Tamil

worm wheel in Tamil

சுருள்வடிவப்பற்சில்லு, புழுப்புரிச்சில், சுருளிச்சில்லு, புழுச்சில்லு

Synonyms of worm wheel

Forms of worm wheel

pluralworm wheels
alternative formwormwheel

Questions about worm wheel

What does worm wheel mean?
Worm wheel means the gear wheel component in a worm drive.
What is worm wheel in Tamil?
Worm wheel in Tamil is சுருள்வடிவப்பற்சில்லு, புழுப்புரிச்சில், சுருளிச்சில்லு. See Worm wheel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is worm wheel?
Worm wheel is a noun.
How do you pronounce worm wheel?
Worm wheel is pronounced /ˈwɜːm.wiːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of worm wheel?
The plural of worm wheel is worm wheels.

Words near worm wheel in the dictionary

  1. worm snake
  2. worm snakes
  3. worm tea
  4. worm teas
  5. worm turns
  6. worm wheel
  7. worm wheels
  8. worm's eye view
  9. worm's eye views
  10. worm's food
  11. worm's-eye view

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worm wheel (page history and authors); worm wheel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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