Cardan joint

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kärdan)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Cardan joint′  (kärdan),USA pronunciation 
  1. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]a universal joint consisting of a crosslike piece, opposite ends of which rotate within the forked end of each of the two shafts connected.
  • named after German. Cardano (1501–76), Italian mathematician, its inventor 1900–05


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