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CV joint

CV joint is the abbreviation of constant-velocity joint.

Meaning of constant-velocity joint

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

Forms of CV joint

pluralCV joints

Questions about CV joint

What is CV joint the abbreviation of?
CV joint is the abbreviation of constant-velocity joint.

Words near CV joint in the dictionary

  1. cuzzos
  2. cuzzy
  3. Cuzăplac
  4. CV
  5. CV ICU
  6. CV joint
  7. CV joints
  8. CV-19
  9. cv.
  10. CVA
  11. CVAD

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Adapted from Wiktionary: CV joint (page history and authors); 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.

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