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cardan shaft

cardan shaft noun: a driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.

Noun (1)

cardan shaft (plural cardan shafts)

  1. A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
    • Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine.1958 April, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265
    • Each axle of every 82ft-long car is powered by a 170kW traction motor with flexible cardan shaft drive.1963 January, “New in Japan: Tokaido Line trials”, in Modern Railways, page 44

Noun (2) capitalized: Cardan shaft

Cardan shaft (plural Cardan shafts)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of cardan shaft.

Forms of cardan shaft

pluralcardan shafts
alternative formCardan shaft
pluralCardan shafts

Origin of cardan shaft

Named after Girolamo Cardano.

Questions about cardan shaft

What does cardan shaft mean?
Cardan shaft means a driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
What part of speech is cardan shaft?
Cardan shaft is a noun.
What is the plural of cardan shaft?
The plural of cardan shaft is cardan shafts.

Words near cardan shaft in the dictionary

  1. cardamum
  2. cardamums
  3. Cardan
  4. Cardan grille
  5. Cardan grilles
  6. cardan shaft
  7. cardan shafts
  8. cardanol
  9. cardanolide
  10. cardanolides
  11. cardanols

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