ball-and-socket joint

See also: ball and socket joint

English

Noun

ball-and-socket joint (plural ball-and-socket joints)

1. A joint in which one segment has a rounded end and the next segment has a bowl-shaped end, with the rounded end being fitted into the bowl shape, allowing the first segment to move around an indefinite number of axes which have one common center.

Alternative forms

• ball and socket joint

Synonyms

• enarthrosis, balljoint

Translations

type of joint

• Finnish: pallonivel (fi)
• French: rotule (fr) f
• German: Kugelgelenk (de)
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• Maori: pona kapunga
• Tagalog: tumbok-salo