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universal joint
noun
, Machinery.
- a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.
universal joint
noun
- a form of coupling between two rotating shafts allowing freedom of angular movement in all directions
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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.
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Harry worked hard for some ten or fifteen minutes to get the universal joint firmly bolted to the eye of the anchor.
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Protruding from a special port was a heavy-duty universal joint with special attachments.
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This lever is mounted on a universal joint, and can be moved from side to side as well as to and fro.
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The mitre is a universal joint, used for connecting angles of timber as in the case of picture frames.
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