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worm drive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
wor-m -drive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel (the worm wheel) to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.

noun

A write once, read many drive; data storage technology that allows information to be written to a disc a single time and prevents the drive from erasing the data.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

worm drives (plural)

Phrases

endless screw

Frequently Paired Words

endless screw

Synonyms

worm and wheel

Questions

What does worm drive mean?
A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel (the worm wheel) to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.

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