Oldham's coupling

noun

Old·​ham's coupling

ˈōldəmz-

: a coupling for parallel shafts slightly out of line consisting of a disk on the end of each shaft and an intermediate disk having two mutually perpendicular feathers on opposite sides that engage slots in the respective shaft disks

Word History

Etymology

from the name Oldham

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