Jointed
['dʒɒɪntɪd] or ['dʒɔɪntɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Joint
(a.) Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a jointed doll; jointed structure.
Editor: Miles
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Articulated, with joints.
Typist: Stephanie
Examples
- The cue bridge handle is made in a manner similar to the cue, except that it is not jointed and the span is substituted for the tip. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Gordon, Brunton and Gurney attempted a curious and amusing steam carriage, resembling a horse in action--having jointed legs and feet, but this animal was not successful. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- This is generally done by causing the piston-rod to work between guides, and a jointed arm connects it with the crank. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The boring rods are from ten to twenty feet in length, capable of being jointed together by box and screw, and having a chisel inserted at the lower end. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This is the jointed cue--a great convenience to the player who travels or carries his cue home when he plays at the club or public academy. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Now the top of one lever was jointed, so that a sideways movement of the wrist was sufficient to move the rudder for steering in the horizontal plane. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Typist: Stephanie