Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toggle joint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: tog-gle joint
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow joint or kneejoint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

Example Sentences

"A toggle joint, which used a lever system to multiply power, replaced the screw mechanism for forcing down the impression-forming platen."

Inflected Forms

toggle joints (plural)

Questions

What does toggle joint mean?: A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow joint or kneejoint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

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