cardan shaft

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cardan shaft^¹

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Named after Girolamo Cardano.

noun cardan shafts · Cardan shaft

A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends. Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine.

Cardan shaft^²

noun Cardan shafts

alternative Alternative form of cardan shaft

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noun driveshaft

Deutsch	Kardanwelle
Русский	карда́нный вал kardánnyj val

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@misc{cardan_shaft_2026,
  title = {cardan shaft},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cardan%20shaft},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}