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universal joint.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A coupling that transmits rotation between shafts whose axes meet at an angle.

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rotation passed through an angled connection; a shaft operating without straight alignment; articulation without disconnecting the drive

Words that belong together

  • a universal-joint coupling
  • a drive-shaft universal joint

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The universal joint transmitted motion despite the misaligned shaft sections.
She checked the universal joint’s operating angle before raising the platform.

Nearby words

U-jointarticulated shaft coupling

Related words

U-jointarticulated shaft couplingCardan joint (common type)
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universal joint

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular universal joint; plural universal joints. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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