Definition of Hinging

1. Verb. (present participle of hinge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hinging

1. hinge [v] - See also: hinge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hinging

hinge joint
hinge movement
hinge on
hinge position
hinge region
hinge termination
hinge upon
hinged
hinged flap
hingeing
hingeless
hingelike
hinger
hingers
hinges
hinging (current term)
hinging on
hinging post
hings
hink pink
hink pinks
hinkie pinkie
hinkie pinkies
hinkier
hinkiest
hinky
hinkypunk
hinkypunks
hinnied
hinnies

Literary usage of Hinging

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1872)
"3952 shows the hinging of a door to open to a right angle, as in Fig. 3953. ... 3956, 3957, show modes of hinging doors to open to an angle of 90°. Figs. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"FBH hinging POST. A post or similar upright member, to which a door or the like is hung by its hinges. (See also Hanging Stile, under Stile.) HEP. ..."

3. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"... of munitions declared legally right but morally wrong— Success of the German submarines—The internal crisis hinging on the submarine issue—Resumption of ..."

4. Strength of Materials by Harvey Ellison Murdock (1911)
"hinging POINTS FOR CONTINUOUS BEAMS. If a continuous beam is to be made of several parts, it is necessary to know at what points the various parts should be ..."

5. Practical Carpentry: Being a Guide to the Correct Working and Laying Out of by Frederick Thomas Hodgson (1883)
"Blind hinging.—Folding hinging.—Knuckle hinging.—Pew hinging.—Window hinging.—Half-turn Hinge.—Full-turn Hinge.—Back Flap hinging.—Rule-joint. hinging. ..."

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