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gear vs worm gear

worm gear vs gear

gear and worm gear both are nouns.

gear is a verb but worm gear is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gear Yes No Yes No
worm gear Yes No No No
As nouns, worm gear is a hyponym of gear; that is, worm gear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gear:
  • gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
  • worm gear: gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
gear (noun) worm gear (noun)
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
gear (verb) worm gear (verb)
set the level or character of
Difference between gear and worm gear

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