worm wheel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurm hweel, weel]
- /wɜrm ʰwil, wil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurm hweel, weel]
- /wɜrm ʰwil, wil/

Definitions of worm wheel words

noun worm wheel worm gear (def 2). 1
noun worm wheel worm gear (sense 1) 0

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Origin of worm wheel

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Worm wheel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Worm wheel

worm wheel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

worm wheel usage trend in Literature

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