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Noun Concept

Categories: Mechanisms (engineering), Rotating shaft couplings, Automotive transmission technologies

universal joint universal Cardan coupling Cardan joint Cardonic

Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions WordNet 3.0

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Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A universal joint is a joint or coupling connecting rigid shafts whose axes are inclined to each other. Wikipedia

A mechanical coupling Wikipedia Disambiguation

A coupling that allows different parts of a machine not in line with each other some freedom of movement at the same time as transmitting rotary motion. Wiktionary

Type of coupling. Wiktionary (translation)

In motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

PART OF

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

DIFFERENT FROM

constant-velocity joint

NAMED AFTER

Christopher Polhem

SAID TO BE THE SAME AS

cardan-shaft drive

USE

cardan-shaft drive

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

universal joint, universal

Wikipedia

universal joint

Wikidata

universal joint

Wiktionary

universal joint

Wikipedia Redirections

Cardan coupling, Cardan joint, Cardonic, Cardonic Joint, Hardy-Spicer joint, Hooke's joint, Hooke joint, Hookes joint, U-joint, U joint, universal coupling, Universal Joint, universal joints

Wikidata Alias

Cardan joint, Hardy-Spicer joint, Hooke's joint, U-joint, universal coupling, Universal Joint