hinge joint

noun

: a joint between bones (as at the elbow) that permits motion in only one plane

Examples of hinge joint in a Sentence

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There appeared to be damage to the hinge joint connecting one of the ship's control flaps to the main body. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024 Place the tip of an oyster knife into the hinge joint at the pointed end, keeping blade flat and parallel to shell. Odette Williams, WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023 The company issued the recall Thursday for four models of the Tango Mini Stroller because the hinge joints can release. Hollie Silverman, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 If the hinge joints release, the stroller could collapse when under pressure, posing a fall hazard for a child, the recall says. Hollie Silverman, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 Unlike a hinge joint that moves only (for the most part) forward and backward, like the knee, the shape of the ball-and-socket joint in the hip allows for flexion, extension, internal and external rotation, abduction, and adduction. SELF, 22 Feb. 2019 But during the Loma Prieta quake the ground also shook laterally, creating stress the hinge joints could not withstand. Marwa Eltagouri, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2018 The metal hinge joints in some areas are showing signs of excess wear. Rick Anderson, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hinge joint was in 1802

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“Hinge joint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hinge%20joint. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hinge joint

noun
: a joint between bones (as at the elbow) that permits motion in only one plane

Medical Definition

hinge joint

noun
: a joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane
especially : ginglymus

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