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单词 toggle joint
释义

toggle joint


noun Machinery.

any of various devices consisting basically of a rod that can be inserted into an object and then manipulated so that the inserted part spreads, becomes offset, or turns at a right angle to the exterior part, allowing it to be used as a support, handle, linkage, lever, etc.

Origin of toggle joint

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby toggle joint

togger, toggery, toggle, toggle bolt, toggle iron, toggle joint, toggle switch, Toghril Beg, Togliatti, Togo, Togoland
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Example sentences from the Web for toggle joint

  • You can easily apply all the pressure required by using two short boards on the principle of the toggle-joint.

    Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler
  • By stepping upon this toggle-joint at its apex, the floor-board will be forced into place.

    Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler

British Dictionary definitions for toggle joint

toggle joint

noun

a device consisting of two arms pivoted at a common joint and at their outer ends and used to apply pressure by straightening the angle between the two arms
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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