(cryptography) A sheet of card or thin metal, etc., used in composing secret messages. The words of the message are written through a number of holes cut arbitrarily in the sheet, and the remaining paper is then filled with irrelevant words to disguise it.

plural of Cardan grille

plural of Cardan shaft

Alternative form of cardan shaft

(mechanical engineering) A driveshaft with a universal joint at one or both ends.

plural of cardan shaft

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of steroid lactones that, as plant glycosides, are toxic

plural of cardanolide

(organic chemistry) A phenol obtained from anacardic acid, used in resins and coatings.

plural of cardanol