UNIVERSAL JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does universal joint mean? 

• UNIVERSAL JOINT (noun)
  The noun UNIVERSAL JOINT has 1 sense:

1. coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions

  Familiarity information: UNIVERSAL JOINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNIVERSAL JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

universal; universal joint

Context example:

in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps

Hypernyms ("universal joint" is a kind of...):

coupler; coupling (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)

Holonyms ("universal joint" is a part of...):

drive line; drive line system (mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle)