Word familyadjectivejoinablejointedjointlessjoined-upnounjoinderjoinerjoineryjoiningjointjointerjointingjointnessadverbjointlyverbjoin
Related topics: Mechanical
ˌuniversal ˈjoint noun [countableC]
TEMMACHINEa part in a machine, at the point where two other parts join together, that can turn in all directions 〔机器的〕万向接头
Examples from the Corpus
universal joint• Notes A gimbal is a kind of universal joint that allows free rotation within a range of angles.• In mechanical terms, the head is an elliptical spheroid with a single universal joint, the neck.