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Definition of Jointing

1. n. The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.

Definition of Jointing

1. Noun. The act of making a joint ¹

2. Noun. The set of joints so produced ¹

3. Noun. The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jointing

1. joint [v] - See also: joint

Medical Definition of Jointing

1. The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced. Jointing machine, a planing machine for wood used in furniture and piano factories, etc. Jointing plane. See Jointer. Jointing rule, a long straight rule, used by bricklayers for securing straight joints and faces. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jointing

Literary usage of Jointing

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

1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1891)
"7 27 E. 694 Do.; cut by cross-jointing, frequently represented from N. to S. 74 27 E. 695 Do.; also by frequent jointing at N. end, . ..."

2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"Columnar and Transverse jointing Not Related to Igneous Eruption.—Sun cracks are an ,example of original or contemporaneous hexagonal columnar jointing. ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1914)
"In this paper I show that the phenomenon of jointing may to a large extent be accounted for by ... This is so, both before and after the jointing is formed. ..."

4. Structural and Field Geology for Students of Pure and Applied Science by James Geikie (1905)
"PRISMATIC jointing IN A DYKE. FIG. 72.—COMPLEX PRISMATIC jointing IN A ... Parallel jointing of this nature is usually, however, confined to the marginal ..."

5. The Iron-bearing Rocks of the Mesabi Range in Minnesota by Josiah Edward Spurr (1894)
"One of the most important of these effects is the prismatic jointing. ... This is also called columnar jointing, and the name may be applied here with ..."

6. American Sewerage Practice by Leonard Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy (1915)
"CHAPTER XII jointing SEWER PIPE Many of the early tile drains built in England and Germany had the joints filled with clay. Baldwin Latham says, in his ..."

7. Sanitary Engineering: A Guide to the Construction of Works of Sewerage and by Baldwin Latham (1878)
"One of the best modes of jointing socket pipes under all circumstances, ... The advantages of this Preservation of mode of jointing are obvious. ..."

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