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1universal joint — or universal coupling n. a flexible mechanical connection, esp. one used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another not in line with it, as in the drive shaft of an automobile …
2universal joint — ► NOUN ▪ a joint which can transmit rotary power by a shaft at any selected angle …
3Universal joint — A universal joint, U joint, Cardan joint, Hardy Spicer joint, or Hooke s joint is a joint in a rigid rod that allows the rod to bend in any direction, and is commonly used in shafts that transmit rotary motion. It consists of a pair of ordinary… …
4universal joint — (UJ) A flexible double pivoted joint that allows driving power to be carried through two shafts that are at an angle to each other. It consists of two Y shaped yokes and a cross shaped member called the spider. The four arms of the spider are… …
5universal joint — noun Date: 1676 a shaft coupling capable of transmitting rotation from one shaft to another not collinear with it called also universal coupling …
6universal joint — noun a joint which can transmit rotary power by a shaft at any selected angle …
7Shaft-driven bicycle — A shaft driven bicycle is a chainless bicycle that uses a driveshaft instead of a chain to transmit power from the pedals to the wheel. Shaft drives were introduced over a century ago, but were mostly supplanted by chain driven bicycles due to… …
8universal — /junəˈvɜsəl / (say yoohnuh versuhl) adjective 1. extending over, including, proceeding from, all or the whole (of something specified or implicit); without exception. 2. applicable to many individuals or single cases; general. 3. affecting,… …
9universal — adj. & n. adj. 1 of, belonging to, or done etc. by all persons or things in the world or in the class concerned; applicable to all cases (the feeling was universal; met with universal approval). 2 Logic (of a proposition) in which something is… …
10shaft coupling — ▪ machine part in machinery, a device for providing a connection, readily broken and restored, between two adjacent rotating shafts. A coupling may provide either a rigid or a flexible connection; the flexibility may permit misalignment of… …
