KNUCKLE JOINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knuckle joint mean? 

• KNUCKLE JOINT (noun)
  The noun KNUCKLE JOINT has 2 senses:

1. a joint of a finger when the fist is closed

2. a joint allowing movement in one plane only

  Familiarity information: KNUCKLE JOINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNUCKLE JOINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A joint of a finger when the fist is closed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

knuckle; knuckle joint; metacarpophalangeal joint

Hypernyms ("knuckle joint" is a kind of...):

articulatio synovialis; diarthrosis; synovial joint (a joint so articulated as to move freely)

Holonyms ("knuckle joint" is a part of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A joint allowing movement in one plane only

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

hinge joint; knuckle joint

Hypernyms ("knuckle joint" is a kind of...):

joint (junction by which parts or objects are joined together)