endless screw
noun1
A part of an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread engages with a wheel with skew teeth.
- Related terms
- endless belt, endless chain, worm drive, worm screw
noun
A part of an arrangement for producing slow motion in machinery, consisting of a screw whose thread engages with a wheel with skew teeth.
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