Fracture vs Joint - What's the difference?
fracture | joint |
the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage
(geology) a fault or crack in a rock
to break, or cause something to break
Done by two or more people or organisations working together.
* Shakespeare
The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
(anatomy) Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
The means of securing together the meeting surfaces of components of a structure.
A cut of meat.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations.
(geology) A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.
A restaurant, bar, nightclub or similar business.
(slang) (always with "the" ) prison
(slang) A marijuana cigarette.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together
* (rfdate), (Alexander Pope)
* '>citation
To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.
* (rfdate), (William Shakespeare)
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
* (rfdate) (Ray)
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
* (rfdate) (Dryden)
* (rfdate) (Holland)
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do.
In geology terms the difference between fracture and joint
is that fracture is a fault or crack in a rock while joint is a fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint.As nouns the difference between fracture and joint
is that fracture is the act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage while joint is the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.As verbs the difference between fracture and joint
is that fracture is to break, or cause something to break while joint is to unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together.As an adjective joint is
done by two or more people or organisations working together.fracture
English
(wikipedia fracture)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* compound fracture * fracture mechanics * greenstick fracture * hairline fracture * incomplete fracture * Jones fracture * simple fracture * Smith's fracture * stress fracture * tracheal fracture * vowel fractureVerb
External links
* * English ergative verbs ----joint
English
(wikipedia joint)Adjective
(-)- The play was a joint production between the two companies.
- A joint burden laid upon us all.
Derived terms
* joint effort * joint venture * joint-stock company * joint willNoun
(en noun)- This rod is free to swing at the joint with the platform.
- The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.
- The dovetail joint , while more difficult to make, is also quite strong.
- Set the joint in a roasting tin and roast for the calculated cooking time.
- a joint''' of cane or of a grass stem; a '''joint of the leg
- It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
- I'm just trying to stay out of the joint .
- After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint .
Synonyms
* hinge, pivot * (marijuana cigarette) See alsoDerived terms
* case the joint * dovetail joint * flexible joint * miter joint * jointed * out of joint * rigid joint * universal joint * control joint * butt jointVerb
(en verb)- to joint' boards, a ' jointing plane
- Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.
- Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.
- The fingers are jointed together for motion.
- He joints the neck.
- Quartering, jointing , seething, and roasting.
- the stones joint , neatly.