Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

control joint

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
con-trol joint
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A groove which is formed, sawn, or tooled in a concrete or masonry structure to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure, thereby avoiding the development of high stresses.

Inflected Forms

control joints (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

expansion joint

Questions

What does control joint mean?
A groove which is formed, sawn, or tooled in a concrete or masonry structure to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure, thereby avoiding the development of high stresses.

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