worm wheel vs gear

gear vs worm wheel

worm wheel and gear both are nouns.

worm wheel is not a verb while gear is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
worm wheel	Yes	No	No	No
gear	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gear is a hypernym of worm wheel; that is, gear is a word with a broader meaning than worm wheel:

worm wheel: gear with the thread of a worm
gear: a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

Other hypernyms of worm wheel include cogwheel, gear wheel, geared wheel.

worm wheel (noun)	gear (noun)
gear with the thread of a worm	a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted 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)

worm wheel (verb)	gear (verb)
	set the level or character of

Difference between worm wheel and gear

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