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HINGE JOINT

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English dictionary: Word overview

HINGE JOINT (noun)
  The noun HINGE JOINT has 2 senses:

1. a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane
2. a joint allowing movement in one plane only

  Familiarity information: HINGE JOINT used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HINGE JOINT (noun)


Sense 1hinge joint [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

ginglymoid joint; ginglymus; hinge joint

Hypernyms ("hinge joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hinge joint"):

articulatio genus; genu; human knee; knee; knee joint (hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)

articulatio cubiti; cubital joint; cubitus; elbow; elbow joint; human elbow (hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)

interphalangeal joint (any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes)


Sense 2hinge joint [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A joint allowing movement in one plane only

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hinge joint; knuckle joint

Hypernyms ("hinge joint" is a kind of...):

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)


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