Worm drive
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worm-drive-210-1345828
title:
Worm drive
text:
A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm meshes with a worm wheel. The two elements are also called the worm screw and worm gear. The terminology is often confused by imprecise use of the term worm gear to refer to the worm, the worm wheel, or the worm drive as a unit. The worm drive or "endless screw" was invented by either Archytas of Tarentum, Apollonius of Perga, or Archimedes, the last one being the most probable author. The worm drive later appeared in the Indian subcontinent, fo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gear arrangement
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_drive
date created:
2005-09-15T05:23:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T16:28:01Z
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