CARDAN JOINT


Meaning of CARDAN JOINT in English

/kahr"dan/

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.

[ 1900-05; named after G. Cardano (1501-76), Italian mathematician, its inventor ]

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