Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pivot joint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: piv-ot joint
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation

Example Sentences

"the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"

Synonyms

rotary joint rotatory joint articulatio trochoidea

Questions

What does pivot joint mean?: a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation

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