Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun universal_joint

1 sense of universal joint

Sense 1
universal joint, universal -- (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")
       => coupling, coupler -- (a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)