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Definition of Joints
1. joint [v] - See also: joint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Joints
Literary usage of Joints
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"For the significance of certain kinds of joints in folded strata refer to Art.
209. ... Age of joints.—From what has been stated above certain important ..."
2. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1919)
"joints of Opuntia ignota 99 122. Thicket of Opuntia pumila too 123. joints of
Opuntia pumila 101 124. joints of Opuntia pubescens 101 125. ..."
3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1883)
"THE KINDS OF MOVEMENT ADMITTED IN joints. The movements admissible in joints may
be divided into four kinds: gliding, angular movement, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"Sometimes the bone-enlargement surrounds the joint. the larger joints, ...
Motion of affected joints often produces a creaking or grating sound. ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"It is by means of the interaction of joints that rocks can be removed in blocks
... joints differ in character according to the nature of the material which ..."
6. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1914)
"The most marked pathologic change occurred in those joints which had previously
been injected with formalin-glycerin solution. ..."
7. Journal by Institution of Electrical Engineers Radio Section (1875)
"Between fifty and sixty joints were submitted to observation. The jointer, who
has had several years' experience, was aware that they would be carefully ..."
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