"cardan shaft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cardan shafts [plural]
Etymology: Named after Girolamo Cardano. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cardan shaft}} cardan shaft (plural cardan shafts)
  1. (mechanical engineering) A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends. Wikipedia link: Girolamo Cardano Categories (topical): Mechanical engineering Synonyms: Cardan shaft Translations (driveshaft): Kardanwelle [feminine] (German), kardangaksel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), drivaksel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), карда́нный вал (kardánnyj val) [masculine] (Russian), kardanaxel [common-gender] (Swedish)

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