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universal joint

noun

, Machinery.
  1. a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.


universal joint

noun

  1. a form of coupling between two rotating shafts allowing freedom of angular movement in all directions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of universal joint1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences

Rearmost of all was a wooden crosspiece to which the shaft of the sledge-meter was attached through a universal joint.

Harry worked hard for some ten or fifteen minutes to get the universal joint firmly bolted to the eye of the anchor.

Protruding from a special port was a heavy-duty universal joint with special attachments.

This lever is mounted on a universal joint, and can be moved from side to side as well as to and fro.

The mitre is a universal joint, used for connecting angles of timber as in the case of picture frames.

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