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Noun: universal joint
  1. Coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
    "in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps";
    - universal

Derived forms: universal joints

Type of: coupler, coupling

Part of: drive line, drive line system

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