universal joint

noun Machinery.

a coupling between rotating shafts set at an angle to one another, allowing for rotation in three planes.

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Also called universal, universal coupling.

Origin:
1670–80

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universal joint or universal coupling

—n
	a form of coupling between two rotating shafts allowing freedom of angular movement in all directions

universal coupling or universal coupling

—n

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