English

Detailed Synonyms for mortise joint in English

mortise joint:

mortise joint [the ~] nom

  1. the mortise joint
    – a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other 1
    the mortise-and-tenon joint; the mortise joint
    – a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other 1
  2. the mortise joint
    – a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus 1
    the ankle; the mortise joint; the ankle joint; the articulatio talocruralis
    – a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus 1

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Related Definitions for "mortise joint":

  1. a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other1
  2. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus1

Related Synonyms for mortise joint