knuckle joint
Americannoun
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a joint forming a knuckle.
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Machinery. a joint between two parts allowing movement in one plane only.
noun
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any of the joints of the fingers
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mechanical engineering a hinged joint between two rods, often a ball and socket joint
Etymology
Origin of knuckle joint
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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She was operated on the next day and doctors cut open her finger to clean and remove the infection around the knuckle joint.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2023
I went to the doctor and found I had a linear fracture in the knuckle joint.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 15, 2015
A mysterious knuckle joint in the sled's suspension was said to make up for some of the stiffness of the one-piece body.
From Time Magazine Archive
By means of a knuckle joint the frozen collar was sidestepped, and the hole, now pinched down to six inches, went on down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Pins, Keys, and Cotters.—Form of ordinary knuckle joint.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
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