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| acetabulum |
the cup-shaped socket of the hipbone into which the top of the thighbone fits. [1/2 definitions] |
| ball-and-socket joint |
a skeletal joint in which the ball-shaped end of a bone, often part of a limb, fits into and rotates quite freely within the hollow, spherical socket of another bone. [1/2 definitions] |
| ball joint |
a mechanical joint, often found in tools and machines, in which the ball-shaped end of a rod or pipe is fitted into a hollow socket, enabling the inserted part to rotate freely in any direction. |
| bayonet |
a pin protruding from an object such as a flashbulb or lens that secures that object to its socket. [1/3 definitions] |
| bolt1 |
a metal or wooden bar on a door that slides into a socket on the doorframe to secure the door in a closed position. [1/14 definitions] |
| condyle |
a rounded projection on the end of one bone that fits into a hollow at the facing end of the next bone, forming a ball-and-socket joint. |
| gudgeon2 |
on a hinge, a socket into which the pin fits. [1/2 definitions] |
| hip joint |
the ball-and-socket joint consisting of the head of the femur and its receptacle in the pelvis. |
| lacrimal bone |
the thin membrane bone that forms the front part of the inner wall of each eye socket, near the tear glands. |
| socket |
to put into or supply with a socket. [1/3 definitions] |
| socket wrench |
a box wrench with a rounded socket that fits over a nut or bolt of a particular size and shape. |
| suborbital |
beneath the eye socket. (Cf. supraorbital.) [1/2 definitions] |
| supraorbital |
above the eye socket. (Cf. suborbital.) |
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