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ROTARY JOINT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rotary joint mean?
• ROTARY JOINT (noun)
The noun ROTARY JOINT has 1 sense:
1. a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
Familiarity information: ROTARY JOINT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
articulatio trochoidea; pivot joint; rotary joint; rotatory joint
Context example:
the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint
Hypernyms ("rotary joint" is a kind of...):
articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)
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