BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT


Meaning of BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1809

1. : a joint in which a ball moves within a socket so as to allow rotary motion in every direction within certain limits

2. : an articulation (as the hip joint) in which the rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity of the other and admits movement in any direction

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.