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
Words nearby knuckle joint
knubby,
knuck,
knuckle,
knuckle ball,
knuckle down,
knuckle joint,
knuckle pads,
knuckle sandwich,
knuckle under,
knuckle-duster,
knuckleballer
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