knuckle joint


noun

a joint forming a knuckle.
Machinery. a joint between two parts allowing movement in one plane only.

Origin of knuckle joint

First recorded in 1860–65

Example sentences from the Web for knuckle joint

  • The piping terminates in a nozzle with knuckle-joint and lateral movement.

    The A B C of Mining |Charles A. Bramble

British Dictionary definitions for knuckle joint

knuckle joint

noun

any of the joints of the fingers
mechanical engineering a hinged joint between two rods, often a ball and socket joint