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midshaft

midshaft noun: the midpoint of a shaft.

Noun

midshaft (plural midshafts)

  1. The midpoint of a shaft.
    • An axial load was applied to the top of the callus at the femoral midshaft, with a maximum force of 4 N.2015 July 6, “Exposure to 100% Oxygen Abolishes the Impairment of Fracture Healing after Thoracic Trauma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of midshaft

pluralmidshafts

Origin of midshaft

From mid- + shaft.

Questions about midshaft

What does midshaft mean?
Midshaft means the midpoint of a shaft.
What part of speech is midshaft?
Midshaft is a noun.
What is the plural of midshaft?
The plural of midshaft is midshafts.

Words near midshaft in the dictionary

  1. midsequence
  2. midsession
  3. midset
  4. midseventies
  5. midsex
  6. midshaft
  7. midshafts
  8. midshank
  9. midshanks
  10. midshave
  11. midshelf

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