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Cardan

noun
Car·​dan | \ ˈkärˌdan\
variants: or Cardan joint
plural -s

Definition of Cardan

: a universal joint that transmits motion unchanged

History and Etymology for Cardan

after Jerome Cardan (Geronimo Cardano) †1576 Italian mathematician, its inventor

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