Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball-and-socket joint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l-and--sock-et joint
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.

Inflected Forms

ball-and-socket joints (plural) ball and socket joint (alternative)

Synonyms

enarthrosis balljoint spheroid joint cotyloid joint enarthrodial joint articulatio spheroidea

Questions

What does ball-and-socket joint mean?: A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center. Examples include the human shoulder joint and the balljoints of some automotive suspensions.

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