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end-lap, doweled, and spline joints
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n.
    1. A place or part at which two or more things are joined.
    2. A way in which two or more things are joined: a mortise-and-tenon joint; flexible joints.
  1. Anatomy.
    1. A point of articulation between two or more bones, especially such a connection that allows motion.
    2. A point in the exoskeleton of an invertebrate at which movable parts join, as along the leg of an arthropod.
  2. Botany. An articulation on a fruit or stem, such as the node of a grass stem.
  3. Geology. A fracture or crack in a rock mass along which no appreciable movement has occurred.
  4. A large cut of meat for roasting.
  5. Slang.
    1. A cheap or disreputable gathering place: "The tavern is . . . just a joint with Formica tables, a vinyl floor, lights over the mirrors" (Scott Turow).
    2. A building or dwelling.
    3. A prison. Often used with the.
  6. Slang. A marijuana cigarette.
  7. Vulgar Slang. A penis.
adj.
  1. Shared by or common to two or more: our joint presence; a joint income-tax return.
  2. Sharing with another or others: a joint tenant.
  3. Formed or characterized by cooperation or united action: joint military maneuvers.
  4. Involving both houses of a legislature: a joint session of Congress.
  5. Law. Regarded as one legal body; united in identity of interest or liability.
  6. Mathematics. Involving two or more variables.
tr.v., joint·ed, joint·ing, joints.
  1. To combine or attach with a joint or joints: securely jointed the sides of the drawer.
  2. To provide or construct with joints: joint a boom on a crane.
  3. To separate (meat) at the joints.
idiom:

out of joint

  1. Dislocated, as a bone.
  2. InformalNot harmonious; inconsistent.Out of order; inauspicious or unsatisfactory.In bad spirits or humor; out of sorts.
    1. Not harmonious; inconsistent.
    1. Out of order; inauspicious or unsatisfactory.
    1. In bad spirits or humor; out of sorts.

[Middle English, from Old French, from past participle of joindre, to join. See join.]


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Section through a hip joint. The hip joint, a synovial joint, is of the ball-and-socket type, the …
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Structure connecting two or more bones. Most joints, including synovial (fluid-containing) joints and those between vertebrae, which incorporate a disk, can move. Immovable joints include the sutures of the skull (see fontanel). Ligaments connect the bones of a joint, but muscles keep them in place. Joint disorders include various forms of arthritis, injuries (e.g., sprains, fractures, and dislocations), congenital disorders, and vitamin deficiencies.

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(anatomy)

The structural component of an animal skeleton where two or more skeletal elements meet, including the supporting structures within and surrounding it. The relative range of motion between the skeletal elements of a joint depends on the type of material between these elements, the shapes of the contacting surfaces, and the configuration of the supporting structures.

In bony skeletal systems, there are three general classes of joints: synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses. Synarthroses are joints where bony surfaces are directly connected with fibrous tissue, allowing very little if any motion. Synarthroses may be further classified as sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. Sutures are joined with fibrous tissue, as in the coronal suture where the parietal and frontal bones of the human skull meet. Syndesmoses are connected with ligaments, as are the shafts of the tibia and fibula. The roots of a tooth that are anchored in the jaw bone with fibrous tissue form a gomphosis. Amphiarthroses are joints where bones are directly connected with fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage and allow only limited motion. An amphiarthrosis joined with fibrocartilage, as found between the two pubic bones of the pelvis, is known as a symphysis; but when hyaline cartilage joins the bones, a synchondrosis is formed, an example being the first sternocostal joint. The greatest range of motion is found in diarthrodial joints, where the articulating surfaces slide and to varying degrees roll against each other. See also Ligament.

The contacting surfaces of the bones of a diarthrodial joint are covered with articular cartilage, an avascular, highly durable hydrated soft tissue that provides shock absorption and lubrication functions to the joint (see illustration). Articular cartilage is composed mainly of water, proteoglycans, and collagen. The joint is surrounded by a fibrous joint capsule lined with synovium, which produces lubricating synovial fluid and nutrients required by the tissues within the joint. Joint motion is provided by the muscles that are attached to the bone with tendons. Strong flexible ligaments connected across the bones stabilize the joint and may constrain its motion. Different ranges of motion result from several basic types of diarthrodial joints: pivot, gliding, hinge, saddle, condyloid, and ball-and-socket. See also Collagen; Skeletal system.

Cross section of the human knee showing its major components. This diarthrodial joint contains contacting surfaces on the tibia, femur, meniscus, and patella (knee cap). The patella protects the joint and also serves to redirect the force exerted by the quadriceps muscles to the tibia. (<i>After R. Skalak and S. Chien, eds., Handbook of Bioengineering, McGraw-Hill, 1987</i>)
Cross section of the human knee showing its major components. This diarthrodial joint contains contacting surfaces on the tibia, femur, meniscus, and patella (knee cap). The patella protects the joint and also serves to redirect the force exerted by the quadriceps muscles to the tibia. (After R. Skalak and S. Chien, eds., Handbook of Bioengineering, McGraw-Hill, 1987)

Joint (engineering and materials)

The surface at which two or more mechanical or structural components are united. Whenever parts of a machine or structure are brought together and fastened into position, a joint is formed. See also Structural connections.

Mechanical joints can be fabricated by a great variety of methods, but all can be classified into two general types, temporary (screw, snap, or clamp, for example), and permanent (brazed, welded, or riveted, for example).


In general, a legal term describing a transaction in which two or more parties act together.

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For example, a joint account is a bank or brokerage account that is owned together (jointly) by two or more people.


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noun

  1. A point or position at which two or more things are joined: connection, coupling, junction, juncture, seam, union. See connect.
  2. A disreputable or run-down bar or restaurant: Slang dive, honky-tonk. See good/bad.
  3. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal lockup, pen3. Slang big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, jug, pokey1, slammer, stir2. Chiefly Regional calaboose. See free/unfree.

adjective

    Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike: common, communal, conjoint, general, mutual, public. See group.

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Definition: shared, combined
Antonyms: disjoint, individual, separate, single, uncombined, unshared


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1. The space between adjacent surfaces (as between masonry units), or the place where two members or components are held together by nails, fasteners, cement, mortar, etc.
2. In steel construction, the area where two or more steel surfaces are attached; often characterized by the type of weld or fastener employed. Also see masonry joint and wood joint.


 
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in geology

joint, in anatomy, juncture between two bones. Some joints are immovable, e.g., those that connect the bones of the skull, which are separated merely by short, tough fibers of cartilage. Movable joints are found for the most part in the limbs. Hinge joints provide a forward and backward motion, as at the elbow and knee. Pivot joints permit rotary movement, like the turning of the head from side to side. Ball-and-socket joints, like those at the hip and shoulder, allow the greatest range of movement, as the rounded end of one bone fits into the hollow or socket of another bone, separated by elastic cartilage. Joints can further be classified as fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial. Collagen fibers connect fibrous joints. Synovial joints ease movement through the use of a lubricating liquid, supplied by the synovial membrane that lines movable joints. In synovial joints, a cushioning sac known as a bursa contains the fluid, which lubricates and nourishes the joint. Those joints which lack synovial fluid are nourished by blood. Holding the joints in place are strong ligaments fastened to the bones above and below the joint. Joints are subject to sprains and dislocations, as well as to infections and disorders caused by such diseases as arthritis. In recent years, the use of artificial joints has become increasingly common, particularly in hip and knee replacement. Many orthopedic surgeons now perform operations of this sort, using metal or plastic replacement joints in order to relieve pain, or to prevent or correct joint deformity.

joint, in geology, fracture in rocks along which no appreciable movement has occurred (see fault). Nearly vertical, or sheet, joints that result from shrinkage during cooling are commonly found in igneous rocks. Similar joints occur in thick beds of sandstone and gneiss, with the sheets resembling the structure of a sliced onion. The prismatic joints of the Palisades of New Jersey and Devil's Tower, Wyoming, are examples of joints caused by contraction during the cooling of fine-grained igneous rock masses. Deep-seated igneous rocks often have joints approximately parallel to the surface, suggesting that they formed by expansion of the rock mass as overlying rocks were eroded away. Some joints in sedimentary rocks may have formed as the result of contraction during compaction and drying of the sediment. In some cases, jointing of the rock may result from the action of the same forces that cause folds and faults. In relatively undisturbed sedimentary rocks, such joints are often in two vertical sets perpendicular to one another. Commonly, streams develop along zones of weakness caused by joints in rocks, and thus the regional pattern of joint orientation often exerts a strong control on the development of drainage patterns.


Law Encyclopedia: Joint
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

United; coupled together in interest; shared between two or more persons; not solitary in interest or action but acting together or in unison. A combined, undivided effort or undertaking involving two or more individuals. Produced by or involving the concurring action of two or more; united in or possessing a common relation, action, or interest. To share common rights, duties, and liabilities.

The site of the junction or union of two or more bones of the body. See also arthritis. The primary functions of joints are to provide motion and flexibility to the skeletal frame, or to allow growth.
Some joints are immovable, such as certain fixed joints where segments of bone are fused together in the skull. Other joints, such as those between the vertebrae, have extremely limited motion. However, most joints allow considerable motion.
Many joints have a complex internal structure. They are composed not merely of ends of bones but also of ligaments, which are tough whitish fibers binding the bones together; cartilage, which is connective tissue, covering and cushioning the bone ends; the articular capsule, a fibrous tissue that encloses the ends of the bones; and the synovial membrane, which lines the capsule and secretes a lubricating fluid (synovia).
Joints are classified by variations in structure that make different kinds of movement possible. The movable joints are usually subdivided into hinge, pivot, gliding, ball-and-socket, condyloid and saddle joints.
For a complete named list of joints in the body

  • arthrodial j. — gliding joint.
  • ball-and-socket j. — a synovial joint in which the rounded or spheroidal surface of one bone (‘ball’) moves within a cup-shaped depression (‘socket’) on another bone, allowing greater freedom of movement than any other type of joint. Called also spheroidal joint.
  • biaxial j. — permits movement around two axes.
  • cartilaginous j. — one in which the bones are united by cartilage, providing either slight flexible movement or allowing growth; it includes symphyses and synchondroses.
  • condyloid j. — one in which an ovoid head of one bone moves in an elliptical cavity of another, permitting all movements except axial rotation. Called also condylar joint.
  • congenital j. disease — see articular rigidity, joint hypermobility, arthrogryposis, contracture.
  • j. contracture — see contracture.
  • degenerative j. disease — a disease of the joints of all species and all ages but reaching a particularly high prevalence in pen-fed young bulls in which it is characterized by the sudden onset of lameness in a hindlimb, with pain and crepitus in the hip joint and rapid wasting of the muscles of the croup and thigh. There is a family predisposition to this degenerative arthropathy; it is exacerbated by a diet high in phosphorus and low in calcium and dense in energy so that the bull has a high body weight and is growing fast. The onset is acute and often precipitated by fighting or mating. The disease may not develop until 3 or 4 years of age in bulls that are reared at pasture. Called also coxofemoral arthropathy. See also hip dysplasia.
  • diarthrodial j. — synovial joint.
  • j. disease — see arthritis, arthropathy, joint-ill, ankylosis, articular rigidity.
  • ellipsoid j. — circumference of the joint is an ellipse with the articular surfaces longer in one direction than the other.
  • j. enlargement — includes arthritis, arthropathy, rickets.
  • facet j's — the synovial joints of the vertebral column between the neural arches.
  • fibrocartilaginous j. — a combination of fibrous and cartilaginous joints. Called also amphiarthrosis. Movement limited and variable.
  • fibrous j. — one in which the bones are connected by fibrous tissue; it includes suture, syndesmosis and gomphosis.
  • j. fixation — includes ankylosis, tendon contracture, arthrogryposis.
  • fixed j. — see synarthrosis.
  • flail j. — an unusually mobile joint.
  • fleshy j. — see sarcoarthrosis.
  • j. fusion — arthrodesis.
  • ginglymus j. — see hinge joint (below).
  • gliding j. — a synovial joint in which the opposed surfaces are flat or only slightly curved, so that the bones slide against each other in a simple and limited way. The synovial intervertebral joints are gliding joints, and many of the small bones of the carpus and tarsus meet in gliding joints. Called also arthrodial joint and plane joint.
  • hinge j. — a synovial joint that allows movement in only one plane, through the presence of a pair of collateral ligaments that run on either side of the joint. Examples are the elbow and the interphalangeal joints of the digits. The jaw is primarily a hinge joint, but it can also move somewhat from side to side. The carpal and tarsal joints are hinge joints that also allow some rotary movement. Called also ginglymus.
  • hip j. — the joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the hip bone; loosely called hip.
  • hyaline cartilage j. — see cartilaginous joint (above).
  • j. hyperextension — joint can be extended beyond the normal position.
  • j. hypermobility — usually a congenital defect with all joints affected. Degree varies from extreme, in which limbs can be tied in knots and animal unable to stand, to mild, in which the patient is able to walk but the gait is abnormal. There may be additional defects such as pink teeth lacking enamel and dermatosparaxis (hyperelastosis cutis). See also hereditary collagen dysplasia.
  • knee j. — 1. the joint between the femur and tibia, fibula and patella.
  • — 2. in large ungulates the compound joint between the radius, ulna, carpus and metacarpus.
  • j. mouse — fragments of cartilage or bone that lie free in the joint space. See also joint mouse.
  • osseous j. — inflexible joint composed of bone; called also synostosis.
  • pivot j. — a joint in which one bone pivots within a bony or an osseoligamentous ring, allowing only rotary movement; an example is the joint between the first and second cervical vertebrae (the atlas and axis).
  • plane j. — see gliding joint (above).
  • j. receptors — sensory nerve endings capable of detecting the position or angle of the joint.
  • saddle j. — the articulating surfaces are reciprocally saddle-shaped and permit movement of all kinds, though not rotation, e.g. interphalangeal joints in the dog.
  • spheroidal j. — see ball-and-socket joint (above).
  • synarthrodial j. — a fixed joint.
  • synovial j. — a specialized form of articulation permitting more or less free movement, the union of the bony elements being surrounded by an articular capsule enclosing a cavity lined by synovial membrane. Called also diarthrosis and diarthrodial joint.
  • trochoid j. — see pivot joint (above).
  • uniaxial j. — permits movement in one direction only.

(DOD) Connotes activities, operations, organizations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments participate.

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IN BRIEF: Where two things are connected so that they can move.

pronunciation By heaven, I will tear thee joint by joint And strew this hungry churchyard with thy limbs. — William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English poet, from Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3.

Wikipedia: Joint
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A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact.[1] They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.[2]

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Classification

Depiction of an intervertebral disk, a cartilaginous joint.
Diagram of a synovial (diarthrosis) joint.

Joints are mainly classified structurally and functionally. Structural classification is determined by how the bones connect to each other, while functional classification is determined by the degree of movement between the articulating bones. In practice, there is significant overlap between the two types of classifications.

Terms ending in the suffix -sis are singular and refer to just one joint, while -ses is the suffix for pluralization.

Structural classification

Structural classification names and divides joints according to how the bones are connected to each other.[3] There are three structural classifications of joints:

Functional classification

Joints can also be classified functionally, by the degree of mobility they allow:[4]

Biomechanical classification

Joints can also be classified based on their anatomy or on their biomechanical properties. According to the anatomic classification, joints are subdivided into simple and compound, depending on the number of bones involved, and into complex and combination joints:[6]

  1. Simple Joint: 2 articulation surfaces (eg. shoulder joint, hip joint)
  2. Compound Joint: 3 or more articulation surfaces (eg. radiocarpal joint)
  3. Complex Joint: 2 or more articulation surfaces and an articular disc or meniscus (eg. knee joint)

Anatomical

The joints may be classified anatomically into the following groups:

  1. Articulations of hand
  2. Elbow joints
  3. Wrist joints
  4. Axillary articulations
  5. Sternoclavicular joints
  6. Vertebral articulations
  7. Temporomandibular joints
  8. Sacroiliac joints
  9. Hip joints
  10. Knee joints
  11. Articulations of foot

Arthritis

Arthritis and direct physical trauma to a joint are the causes of joint damage. Arthritis is a group of conditions where there is damage caused to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people over the age of 55.

There are many different forms of arthritis, each of which has a different cause. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (also known as degenerative joint disease) occurs following trauma to the joint, following an infection of the joint or simply as a result of aging. Furthermore, there is emerging evidence that abnormal anatomy may contribute to early development of osteoarthritis. Other forms of arthritis are rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, which are autoimmune diseases in which the body is attacking itself. Septic arthritis is caused by joint infection. Gouty arthritis is caused by deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint that results in subsequent inflammation. Additionally, there is a less common form of gout that is caused by the formation of rhomboidal shaped crystals of calcium pyrophosphate. This form of gout is known as pseudogout.

See also

References

  1. ^ joint at eMedicine Dictionary[dead link]
  2. ^ Ellis, Harold; Susan Standring; Gray, Henry David (2005). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 38. ISBN 0-443-07168-3. 
  3. ^ "Introduction to Joints (3)". anatomy.med.umich.edu. http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/joints_module/joints_03.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  4. ^ "Introduction to Joints (2)". anatomy.med.umich.edu. http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/joints_module/joints_02.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 
  5. ^ synovial joint at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  6. ^ "Introductory Anatomy: Joints". http://www.leeds.ac.uk/chb/lectures/anatomy4.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29. 

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Translations: Joint
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - led, sammenføjning, samling, knudepunkt, forbindelse, samlingssted, snask, cigaret med cannabis
adj. - fælles, samlet, forenet
v. tr. - sammenføje, samle, ledforbinde

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    kugleled
  • division of the joint    bodeling
  • joint account    fælles konto
  • joint and several    solidarisk
  • mortise and tenon joint    samling ved taphul, samling ved not, samling ved fals
  • out of joint    til side, ude af led
  • put someone's nose out of joint    skubbe nogen til side

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbinding(sstuk), gewricht, voeg, braadstuk, tent (club), stickie, (stengel)knoop, rotsspleet, bewegend deel van boekrug, bajes, gezamenlijk, mede-, verbindingen aanbrengen, opsnijden en verdelen (vlees), voegen, effen maken met schaaf kogelgewricht pen-en-gatver- binding

Français (French)
n. - (Anat) articulation, articulation, jointure, joint, (Géol) diaclase, (GB) rôti, boîte, boîte de nuit, bistrot mal famé, tripot
adj. - commun, conjugué, réuni, (US, Pol) commission interparlementaire
v. tr. - (GB, Culin) découper (aux jointures), joindre, articuler, emboîter

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    articulation mobile
  • division of the joint    séparation des biens (lors d'un divorce)
  • joint account    compte joint
  • joint and several    caution solidaire
  • mortise and tenon joint    assemblage par tenon et mortaise
  • out of joint    se démettre, se disloquer/se déboîter (une articulation)
  • put someone's nose out of joint    être dépité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Braten, Gelenk, Naht, Laden, Joint (Marihuana-Zigarette)
adj. - gemeinsam, (Wirtsch.) Joint(venture)
v. - verbinden, zerlegen

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    Kugelgelenk
  • division of the joint    Auseinandersetzung
  • joint account    gemeinsames Konto
  • joint and several    gesamtschuldnerisch
  • mortise and tenon joint    Verzapfung, Zapfenverbindung
  • out of joint    ausgerenkt
  • put someone's nose out of joint    jmdn. vor den Kopf stoßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αρμός, (συν)άρθρωση, (ανατ.) άρθρωση, κομμάτι κρέατος, καταγώγιο, τρώγλη, στέκι, τσιγάρο μαριχουάνας
adj. - κοινός, ομαδικός, συνδυασμένος, συντονισμένος

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    σφαιρική άρθρωση
  • division of the joint    διανομή της κοινής περιουσίας (μετά από διαζύγιο)
  • joint account    (οικον.) κοινός (τραπεζικός) λογαριασμός
  • joint and several    αλληλέγγυος
  • mortise and tenon joint    ένωση με δόντι και σκάτσα
  • out of joint    εξαρθρωμένος
  • put someone's nose out of joint    υποκαθιστώ, εκτοπίζω (κάποιον από τη συμπάθεια τρίτου), ματαιώνω (σχέδια)

Italiano (Italian)
carne per arrosto, articolazione, cucitura, giuntura, sigaretta di marijuana, comune, unito

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    articolazione
  • division of the joint    separazione dei beni
  • joint account    conto congiunto
  • joint and several    insieme e separatamente (formula usata in accordi/contratti)
  • mortise and tenon joint    lucchetto a incastro
  • out of joint    sconnesso, fuori posto
  • put someone's nose out of joint    scombussolare qualcuno, far inquietare/offendere qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - junta (f), junção (f), encaixe (m), espelunca (f) (gír.), baseado (m) (gír.)
adj. - unido, associado

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    articulação (f)
  • division of the joint    divisão da junta
  • joint account    conta (f) conjunta
  • joint and several    solidário e individual (Jur.)
  • mortise and tenon joint    junta (f) de marcenaria
  • out of joint    deslocado, desencaixado
  • put someone's nose out of joint    importunar, aborrecer alguém (desviando a atenção de todos)

Русский (Russian)
сочленение, место соединения, окорок, шарнир, сустав, объединенный, совместный, солидарный, суставной, соединять, связывать, расчленять

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    шаровой шарнир
  • division of the joint    раздел совместного имущества при разводе
  • joint account    общий счет
  • joint and several    (ответственность) совместно и порознь
  • mortise and tenon joint    соединение шипом в гнездо
  • out of joint    пришедший в расстройство, неподобающий, вывихнутый
  • put someone's nose out of joint    подорвать чей-л. авторитет у кого-л.

Español (Spanish)
n. - corte para asar, articulación, coyuntura, junta, costura, juntura, bisagra, porro, colectivo
adj. - unido, en común, junto, combinado, mancomunado, conjunto, colectivo
v. tr. - acoplar, juntar con ensambles, descuartizar (pollo, pato, etc.), cortar (carne), articular, unir con articulación

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    articulación esférica
  • division of the joint    partición de la herencia, separación de los bienes
  • joint account    cuenta conjunta, cuenta mancomunada
  • joint and several    mancomunada y solidariamente
  • mortise and tenon joint    unión de caja y espiga
  • out of joint    descoyuntado, dislocado, desencajado
  • put someone's nose out of joint    hacer sentir inferior a uno, hacer que alguien se moleste o se ofenda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanfogning, fog, skarv, sylta, stek, marijuanacigarrett
adj. - förenad, förbunden, med-, gemensam, sam-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
连接处, 关节, 接合, 共同的, 连接的, 联合的, 连接, 使有接头

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    球状关节, 杵臼关节
  • joint account    两人共有之银行帐户
  • joint and several    共同和各别的
  • mortise and tenon joint    榫眼和凸榫
  • out of joint    脱节, 脱臼
  • put someone's nose out of joint    打乱某人的计划

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 連接處, 關節, 接合
adj. - 共同的, 連接的, 聯合的
v. tr. - 連接, 使有接頭, 接合

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    球狀關節, 杵臼關節
  • joint account    兩人共有之銀行帳戶
  • joint and several    共同和各別的
  • mortise and tenon joint    榫眼和凸榫
  • out of joint    脫節, 脫臼
  • put someone's nose out of joint    打亂某人的計劃

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 접합부분, 관절 , 풍기 문란한 장소
adj. - 공통의, 공유의
v. tr. - 접합하다, 잇다, 마디로 잘라 나누다

idioms:

  • put someone's nose out of joint    남의 자리를 가로채다, 콧대를 꺾다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 接合, 接合箇所, 継ぎ目, 継ぎ手, 関節, ふし
v. - 継ぎ合わせる, 目地塗りする, 継ぎ目で分ける, 大切り身に切る, ぴったりと合体する, 節を生ずる, 接合する
adj. - 共同の, 共有の

idioms:

  • ball-and-socket joint    玉継ぎ手, ボールソケット形軸継手, 球窩関節
  • joint account    共同預金口座
  • joint and several    共同かつ個々
  • out of joint    関節が外れて, 調子が狂って

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وصله, مفصل, قطعه لحم, قهوة او بار (صفه) مشترك, شائع وصله كرويه شكل اتصال الشجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיבור, מקום חיבור, מפרק, חוליה, נתח בשר, מאורת קלפים, סיגריית חשיש, בקיע בסלע, סיגריית מריחואנה, מקום מפגש לשם שתייה, מועדון לילה זול, חומר גמיש ממנו עשוי גב הספר‬
adj. - ‮של שני אנשים או יותר‬
v. tr. - ‮חיבר במפרקים, התקין מפרקים, חילק (בשר) לנתחים, שייך ליותר מאדם אחד, שותפים לאותה פעולה‬


 
 

 

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