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jointed
[ join-tid ]
ˈjointed
/ ˈdʒɔɪntɪd /
adjective
- having a joint or joints
- ( in combination )
large-jointed
- (of a plant stem or similar part) marked with constrictions, at which the stem breaks into separate portions
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Derived Forms
- ˈjointedness, noun
- ˈjointedly, adverb
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Other Words From
- jointed·ly adverb
- jointed·ness noun
- un·jointed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Each of those pieces has a jointed, fingerlike portion called the receptor binding domain that reaches out, much like the prongs of a claw machine, to grasp ACE2 and anchor the virus to the cell it will infect.
The story’s three witches are played here by one captivating performer, Kathryn Hunter, as a twisted, double-jointed gnome who can grip a sailor’s severed thumb—or what have you—between her prehensile toes.
Any evolved robots will need to be capable of sensing their environment and have diverse means of moving—for example using wheels, jointed legs, or even mixtures of the two.
Before her pregnancy, Mantel said, the Duchess of Cambridge had been seen as “a jointed doll on which certain rags are hung”.
But we must have a complete scheme of evacuation by land and sea, not two badly jointed schemes.
The flat joint jointed (two forms, B and C) is a development of the flush joint.
Some were made of clay, others of wax, and even jointed arms and legs were not unknown (Fig. 21).
He was of the same size, he was jointed in the same manner, and he was made of shining tin from top to toe.
A grass with knotted or jointed stem: some, however, suppose marjoram to be intended here.
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