universal joint

English

Animation of a rotating universal joint.

Noun

universal joint (plural universal joints)

1. A coupling that allows different parts of a machine not in line with each other some freedom of movement at the same time as transmitting rotary motion.

   Synonyms: U-joint, universal coupling, Cardan joint, Hardy-Spicer joint, Hooke's joint

   Coordinate term: constant-velocity joint

Translations

type of coupling

• Danish: kardanled n
• Finnish: kardaaninivel
• French: cardan (fr) m, joint de Cardan (fr) m
• Hungarian: kardáncsukló (hu)
• Ido: universala charniro
• Polish: przegub krzyżakowy n, przegub Cardana n, kardan (pl) m
• Romanian: cardan (ro) n
• Russian: карда́нная переда́ча (ru) f (kardánnaja peredáča)
• Spanish: coyuntura cardánica f
• Swedish: kardanknut (sv) c
• Ukrainian: карда́нна переда́ча f (kardánna peredáča)
• Welsh: cymal cyffredinol m