Word.ws English Dictionary

constant-velocity joint

constant-velocity joint noun: a mechanical coupling which allows the shafts to rotate freely and compensates for the angle between the two shafts, within a certain range, to maintain the same velocity, commonly used in front-wheel drive vehicles.

constant-velocity joint: a mechanical coupling which allows the shafts to rotate freely and compensates for the angle...
Image: Pwld, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

constant-velocity joint (plural constant-velocity joints)

  1. A mechanical coupling which allows the shafts to rotate freely and compensates for the angle between the two shafts, within a certain range, to maintain the same velocity, commonly used in front-wheel drive vehicles.
    Synonyms:
    CV joint

Synonyms of constant-velocity joint

Forms of constant-velocity joint

pluralconstant-velocity joints
alternative formconstant velocity joint

Questions about constant-velocity joint

What does constant-velocity joint mean?
Constant-velocity joint means a mechanical coupling which allows the shafts to rotate freely and compensates for the angle between the two shafts, within a certain range, to maintain the same velocity, commonly used in front-wheel drive vehicles.
What part of speech is constant-velocity joint?
Constant-velocity joint is a noun.
What is the plural of constant-velocity joint?
The plural of constant-velocity joint is constant-velocity joints.

Words near constant-velocity joint in the dictionary

  1. constant terms
  2. constant time
  3. constant times
  4. constant velocity
  5. constant-speed propeller
  6. constant-velocity joint
  7. constant-wear garment
  8. constant-wear garments
  9. constantan
  10. constantans
  11. Constante

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: constant-velocity joint (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “constant-velocity joint.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/constant-velocity_joint. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.