toggle joint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanical linkage of the type of an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise pressure when brought into this position.

Word forms

toggle joint toggle joints
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