u-joint

Definition of u-joint in English English dictionary
Joint Academic Network: A British, private, government-funded computer network dedicated to education and research. Abbreviation: JANET
butt joint: A joint formed by adjacent, separate section of material, such as where two neighboring pieces of insulation abut
clip joint: An establishment, usually a strip club or bar, in which customers are tricked into paying money only to receive poor goods or services or none at all
control joint: A groove which is formed, sawed, 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
creep joint: A gambling game which moves to a different location every night
creep joint: A brothel or other disreputable or low-class place, especially where patrons are robbed
Took my public-school training in three jails and a plenty of pool-rooms, went to college in a gang of tea-pads, earned my Ph.D. in more creep joints and speakeasies and dancehalls than the law allows.
expansion joint: A structural separation between two building elements that allows free movement between the elements without damage to the system
geologic joint: A fracture in rock in which (unlike a fault) the strata do not move relative to each other
glenohumeral joint: The shoulder joint, a joint that connects the scapula (shoulder blade) and the humerus (upper arm bone)
ground glass joint: Any of several standard sized joints, made from ground glass, used to connect laboratory glassware without leaks
hypural joint: The joint between the caudal fin of a fish and the last of its vertebrae
joint: A cut of meat
Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
joint: The point where two components of a structure join rigidly
The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
joint: A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint
joint: To join; to connect; to unite; to combine
Jointing their force 'gainst Cæsar. - William Shakespeare.
joint: A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business
It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
joint: The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate
This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
joint: Done by two or more people or organisations working together
The play was a joint production between the two companies.
joint: To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly
joint: Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened
joint: To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat
Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. - Holland.
joint: To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate
The fingers are jointed together for motion. - Ray.
joint: (always with the) prison
I'm just trying to stay out of the joint.
joint: To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards
Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. - Alexander Pope.
joint: A marijuana cigarette
After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.
joint: A means of joining two pieces of wood together so that they interlock
The dovetail joint, while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
joint account: A bank account owned jointly by two or more persons
joint account: A computer account used by two people who play together
joint accounts: plural form of joint account
joint committee: In a bicameral legislative body, a decision-making entity composed of members of both houses
joint custody: An arrangement whereby the mother and the father share the physical and legal custody of a child
joint snake: A mythical creature of the southern United States, a snake that can reassemble itself when broken or cut into pieces
You take them joint snakes, now. That's not one of God's works. You hit one, he breaks into pieces, layin' on the ground like a broken icicle.
joint snakes: plural form of joint snake
joint space: The vector product of the translational and angular displacements of each joint of a robotic link; all the places that a robotic arm can access
joint venture: A cooperative partnership between two individuals or businesses in which profits and risks are shared
joint will: A single document executed by two people, so that their property is disposed of identically upon the death of either or both
joint wills: plural form of joint will
joint-stock bank: Any bank that is a joint-stock company
joint-stock companies: plural form of joint-stock company
joint-stock company: Any company with transferable ownership interests and unlimited shareholder liability
jook joint: Alternative spelling of juke joint
juice joint: A nightclub
juke joint: an informal drinking establishment featuring blues music and dancing; primarily operated by African American people in the southeastern United States
miter joint: A joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually joint at right angles to each other
mortise-and-tenon joint: A woodworking joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot
nose out of joint: An emotional state where someone in in a bad mood because he has been offended or taken exception by some action
I think he got his nose out of joint when they promoted his friend but not him.
noses out of joint: plural form of nose out of joint
out of joint: Inappropriate; disordered
out of joint: inauspicious
The time is out of joint.
out of joint: dislocated
I fell over and put my shoulder out of joint.
pick-up joint: a place, such as a nightclub, where people congregate in order to find a partner
rabbet joint: See definition at rabbet
radiohumeral joint: The joint between the radius and humerus bones in the arm
sacroiliac joint: an area of the lower spine
second joint: The upper joint of the leg of a fowl, especially when used as food
shoulder joint: A common term for glenohumeral joint
strip joint: strip club
universal joint: A coupling that allows different parts of a machine not in line with each other some freedom of movement at the same time as transmitting rotary motion
joint venture: {i} collective enterprise, group endeavor, joint project, collaboration
joint venture: An international business collaboration between foreign interests and private parties from the host country, in which two or more parties establish a new business enterprise to which each contributes and in which ownership and control are shared
joint: {v} to join, form, cut, divide, separate
joint: {n} a point where bones meet, a hinge
joint: {a} shared among many, combined, united
gliding joint: A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions, (synonym) articulatio plana
groove-joint pliers: Tongue-and-groove pliers, also known as water pump pliers, adjustable pliers, groove-joint pliers,Multi-Grips, and Channellocks, are a type of slip-joint pliers. They have serrated jaws generally set 45– to 60-degrees from the handles. The lower jaw can be moved to a number of positions by sliding along a tracking section under the upper jaw. An advantage of this design is that the pliers can adjust to a number of sizes without the distance in the handle growing wider. These pliers often have long handles for increased leverage
joint distribution: (İstatistik) In the study of probability, given two random variables X and Y, the joint distribution of X and Y is the distribution of X and Y together
joint resolution: (Kanun) A resolution passed by both houses of a legislative body that has the force of law when signed by or passed over the veto of the executive
temporomandibular joint: (Anatomi) The hinge joint between the temporal bone and the lower jaw