knee-jointn.

Brit.

/ˈniːdʒɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈniˌdʒɔɪnt/

1. The joint of the knee.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > joint > joints > [noun] > of knee

kneec825

wrist?c1450

knee-joint1648

1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick i. v. 36 The weight of the body doth bear most upon the knee-joints.

1831 W. Youatt Horse xiii. 241 Many horses are sadly blemished..by wounds in the knee-joint.

1876 Clin. Soc. Trans. 9 176 I ordered..an evaporating lotion to be kept applied to the knee-joint.

1891 W. H. Flower Horse 148.

2. Mechanics. A joint formed of two pieces hinged together endwise so as to resemble a knee, a toggle-joint. †Formerly applied to a ball-and-socket joint. Also attributive, as knee-joint press.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > joint > movable

universal joint1676

ruler joint1686

knee-joint1712

rule joint1767

toggle-joint1847

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 81 The Semi-circle is mounted upon a Knee-Joint, or Ball, for the Conveniency of turning it every way.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 287 The introduction of the knee-joint gives to the dies a variable motion, and causes the greatest force..at the closing of the joint.

1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Knee-joint Press, one in which power is applied by means of a double knee-joint articulated at the top to the upright framework, and at the bottom to a cross-head, from which proceeds the shaft which applies the force.

Derivatives

ˈknee-ˌjointed adj. geniculate: cf. kneed adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints

jointed1597

kneed1597

knee-jointed1776

inarticulated1830

polygonate1864

1776–96 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 120 Alopecurus geniculatus, spiked straw knee-jointed.

1776–96 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 454 Geum..Seeds many, with a knee-jointed awn.

1855 Loudon's Encycl. Plants (new ed.) Gloss. 1101 Kneed or knee-jointed, bent like the knee-joint.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knee-joint
释义	knee-jointn. Brit. /ˈniːdʒɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈniˌdʒɔɪnt/ 1. The joint of the knee. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > joint > joints > [noun] > of knee kneec825 wrist?c1450 knee-joint1648 1648 Bp. J. Wilkins Math. Magick i. v. 36 The weight of the body doth bear most upon the knee-joints. 1831 W. Youatt Horse xiii. 241 Many horses are sadly blemished..by wounds in the knee-joint. 1876 Clin. Soc. Trans. 9 176 I ordered..an evaporating lotion to be kept applied to the knee-joint. 1891 W. H. Flower Horse 148. 2. Mechanics. A joint formed of two pieces hinged together endwise so as to resemble a knee, a toggle-joint. †Formerly applied to a ball-and-socket joint. Also attributive, as knee-joint press. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > joint > movable universal joint1676 ruler joint1686 knee-joint1712 rule joint1767 toggle-joint1847 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 81 The Semi-circle is mounted upon a Knee-Joint, or Ball, for the Conveniency of turning it every way. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. II. 287 The introduction of the knee-joint gives to the dies a variable motion, and causes the greatest force..at the closing of the joint. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Knee-joint Press, one in which power is applied by means of a double knee-joint articulated at the top to the upright framework, and at the bottom to a cross-head, from which proceeds the shaft which applies the force. Derivatives ˈknee-ˌjointed adj. geniculate: cf. kneed adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > relating to joint or node > having or not having joints jointed1597 kneed1597 knee-jointed1776 inarticulated1830 polygonate1864 1776–96 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 120 Alopecurus geniculatus, spiked straw knee-jointed. 1776–96 W. Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 454 Geum..Seeds many, with a knee-jointed awn. 1855 Loudon's Encycl. Plants (new ed.) Gloss. 1101 Kneed or knee-jointed, bent like the knee-joint. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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