Definition of Mortise joint

1. Noun. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.

Exact synonyms: Ankle, Ankle Joint, Articulatio Talocruralis
Terms within: Anklebone, Astragal, Astragalus, Talus
Group relationships: Leg
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Plana, Gliding Joint
Derivative terms: Anklet, Anklet, Anklet

2. Noun. A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other.
Exact synonyms: Mortise-and-tenon Joint
Specialized synonyms: Dovetail, Dovetail Joint, Tongue And Groove Joint
Generic synonyms: Joint
Terms within: Mortice, Mortise, Tenon

Medical Definition of Mortise joint

1. The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mortise Joint

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mortification
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mortis
mortise
mortise-and-tenon joint
mortise-and-tenon joints
mortise joint (current term)
mortised
mortiser
mortisers
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mortling
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mortmain
mortmains
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mortpay
mortpays
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mortsafe

Literary usage of Mortise joint

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

1. Exercises in Wood-working: With a Short Treatise on Wood; Written for Manual by Ivin Sickels (1889)
"Pinning the Mortise-Joint. Material.—The joint of Exercise 11, and a piece of hard wood, J" square and about 5" long. Work.—To fasten the tenon in the ..."

2. Exercises in Wood-working, with a Short Treatise on Wood: Written for Manual by Ivin Sickels (1889)
"Pinning the Mortise-Joint. Material.—The joint of Exercise 11, and a piece of hard wood, }" square and about 5" long. Work.—To fasten the tenon in the ..."

3. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
"... a rope (rw) junction line, branch line. — d espiga y mortaja (carp.) to cock. — Je barbilla, silt and tongue joint. — de faja v espiga, mortise joint. ..."

4. Problems in Furniture Making by Fred Duane Crawshaw (1917)
"For the benefit of those who may not be familiar with the process of laying out the tenon-and-mortise joint the following method is suggested. ..."

5. Book of the Black Bass by James Alexander Henshall (1904)
"If there were wanting any proof of the practical superiority of the non-dowel joint over the dowel and mortise joint, it would be found in the fact that so ..."

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