the junction between two or more bones, usually formed of connective tissue and cartilage
4.
the point of connection between movable parts in invertebrates, esp insects and other arthropods
▶ Related adjective: articular
5.
the part of a plant stem from which a branch or leaf grows
6.
one of the parts into which a carcass of meat is cut by the butcher, esp for roasting
7. geology
a crack in a rock along which no displacement has occurred
8. slang
a.
a disreputable establishment, such as a bar or nightclub
b. often facetious
a dwelling or meeting place
9. slang
a cannabis cigarette
10. out of joint
11. put someone's nose out of joint
adjective
12.
shared by or belonging to two or more
joint property
13.
created by combined effort
14.
sharing with others or with one another
joint rulers
15. law
(of persons) combined in ownership or obligation; regarded as a single entity in law
verb(transitive)
16.
to provide with or fasten by a joint or joints
17.
to plane the edge of (a board, etc) into the correct shape for a joint
18.
to cut or divide (meat, fowl, etc) into joints or at a joint
arthrodia in American English
(ɑːrˈθroudiə)
nounWord forms: plural-diae (-diˌi)
Anatomy
a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement
Also called: gliding joint
Derived forms
arthrodial or arthrodic (ɑːrˈθrɑdɪk)
adjective
Word origin
[1625–35; ‹ Gk arthrōdía, equiv. to arthro᷇d(ēs) jointed (árthr(on) joint + -ōdēs-ode1) + -ia-ia]This word is first recorded in the period 1625–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: deviate, etch, interlock, officiate, program-ia is a noun suffix having restricted application in various fields, as in names ofdiseases (malaria; anemia), place names (Italia; Romania), names of Roman feasts (Lupercalia), Latin or Latinizing plurals (Amphibia; insignia; Reptilia), and in other loanwords from Latin (militia)