🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

고정 관절

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gojeong gwanjeol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fixed-Joint/fɪkst dʒɔɪnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"두개골은 여러 개의 고정 관절로 구성되어 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A type of joint in which two or more bones are fused together, allowing no movement.

    "The skull is composed of several bones that are connected by fixed-joints."
  2. 2

    In engineering, a connection that does not permit relative motion between the connected parts.

    "The fixed-joint in the structure ensures stability and strength."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fixed-joint' originates from the combination of 'fixed', derived from the Old English 'fīxian', meaning to fasten or secure, and 'joint', from the Latin 'junctus', meaning to join. The term has evolved in the context of anatomy and engineering to describe a type of connection that does not allow movement.

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