cardan shaft

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Etymology

Named after Girolamo Cardano.

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cardan shaft (plural cardan shafts)

  1. (mechanical engineering) A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
    • 1963 January, “New in Japan: Tokaido Line trials”, in Modern Railways, page 44:
      Each axle of every 82ft-long car is powered by a 170kW traction motor with flexible cardan shaft drive.

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