cardan joint

Cardan joint

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Definitions of cardan joint words

noun cardan joint type of universal joint 3
noun cardan joint a type of universal joint in a shaft that enables it to rotate when out of alignment 3
noun cardan joint Machinery. a universal joint consisting of a crosslike piece, opposite ends of which rotate within the forked end of each of the two shafts connected. 1

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; named after G. Cardano (1501-76), Italian mathematician, its inventor

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