Meanings
worm drive, worm and wheel (gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear 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)
worm gear; worm drive; worm and wheel
„Beim Handmixer werden die Rührbesen von einem Schneckengetriebe bewegt.“