cardan shaft en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after Girolamo Cardano.
Meanings
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A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.
Each axle of every 82ft-long car is powered by a 170kW traction motor with flexible cardan shaft drive.
1963 January, “New in Japan: Tokaido Line trials”, in Modern Railways, page 44:Two Voith-North British hydraulic transmissions are fitted, each connected through a Hardy Spicer cardan shaft to its appropriate diesel engine.
1958 April 14, “British Railways First Main-Line Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardan shaft | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cardan shafts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
ru карда́нный вал (driveshaft) · nb kardangaksel (driveshaft) · sv kardanaxel (driveshaft) · de Kardanwelle (driveshaft) · nb drivaksel (driveshaft)