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jointing

/ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɪŋ/

jointing noun: the act of making a joint. Also the present participle and gerund of joint.

Noun

jointing (plural jointings)

  1. The act of making a joint.
  2. The set of joints so produced.
  3. (uncountable) The characteristic of having joints.
    • I have already made it clear, I think, that the Selenites I saw resembled man in maintaining the erect attitude, and in having four limbs, and I have compared the general appearance of their heads and the jointing of their limbs to that of insects.1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “chapter 24”, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC
  4. The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening.

Also used as

jointing is also the present participle and gerund of joint.

Forms of jointing

pluraljointings

Words formed from jointing

Phrases with jointing

Words that rhyme with jointing

Questions about jointing

What does jointing mean?
Jointing means the act of making a joint.
What part of speech is jointing?
Jointing is a noun.
How do you pronounce jointing?
Jointing is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɪŋ/.
What is the plural of jointing?
The plural of jointing is jointings.

Words near jointing in the dictionary

  1. jointer planes
  2. jointers
  3. jointery
  4. jointfir
  5. jointfirs
  6. jointing
  7. jointing rule
  8. jointing rules
  9. jointings
  10. jointist
  11. jointists

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