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joint
v.
connect at a joint; be connected at a joint; create with joints; cut at a joint (as of meat)
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Jointing
Jointing may refer to:
- Edge jointing of a board to ensure that it is straight, square and smooth, usually prior to joining two or more boards together to create a wider board.
- Jointing the teeth of a saw blade or the edges of cutting knives, card scrapers etc.
- Jointing the mortar joints in brickwork.
- In geology jointing refers to the formation of natural fractures in rocks.
- In agriculture, the jointing stage is that point at which the internodal tissue in the grass leaf begins to elongate, forming a stem (culm).
- In petroleum standardization jointing refers to the process of generating joint standard test methods (STM), by two or more standardization bodies, that are technically equivalent.
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joint
Noun
1. (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion)
(synonym) articulation, articulatio
(hypernym) body part
(hyponym) fetlock, fetlock joint
(part-holonym) articulatory system
(part-meronym) hip socket
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
2. a disreputable place of entertainment
(hypernym) spot
3. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
(synonym) articulation, join, juncture, junction
(hypernym) connection, connexion, link
(hyponym) esophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction
4. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
(synonym) roast
(hypernym) cut, cut of meat
(hyponym) blade roast
5. junction by which parts or objects are joined together
(hypernym) junction, conjunction
(hyponym) ball-and-socket joint
6. marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
(synonym) marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliff
(hypernym) cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
(hyponym) juke, jook, juke joint, jook joint, juke house, jook house
(substance-meronym) cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja
Verb
1. fit as if by joints; "The boards fit neatly"
(hypernym) fit, go
2. provide with a joint; "the carpenter jointed two pieces of wood"
(synonym) articulate
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) articulation, join, juncture, junction
(classification) carpentry, woodworking, woodwork
3. fasten with a joint
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
4. separate (meat) at the joint
(hypernym) separate, disunite, divide, part
Adjective
1. united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
(antonym) separate
(similar) associated
(see-also) collective
2. affecting or involving two or more; "joint income-tax return"; "joint ownership"
(similar) shared
3. involving both houses of a legislature; "a joint session of Congress"
(similar) bilateral, two-sided
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Jointing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Joint
of Joint
(n.)
The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.
The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.
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JOINTING
UNENDO. CONGIUNGENDO. FACENDO A PEZZI
