- knuckle press
- noun
or knuckle-joint press
: a punch press using a toggle joint : toggle-joint press
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
knuckle press
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knuckle-joint press — noun see knuckle press … Useful english dictionary
knuckle — ► NOUN 1) a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2) a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. 3) this projection as a joint of meat. ► VERB ▪ rub or press with the knuckles. ● knuckle down Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
knuckle — [nuk′əl] n. [ME knokyl < or akin to MDu & MLowG knokel, dim. of knoke, bone < IE * gneuĝ : for IE base see KNOT1] 1. a) a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand b) the rounded knob formed by the… … English World dictionary
Knuckle-lever press — Knuckle lever press. См. Шарнирно рычажный пресс. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
knuckle — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. b a joint of meat consisting of this with the adjoining parts, esp. of bacon or pork. v.tr. strike, press, or… … Useful english dictionary
knuckle — /ˈnʌkəl / (say nukuhl) noun 1. a joint of a finger, especially one of the joints at the roots of the fingers. 2. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent. 3. a joint of meat, consisting of the parts about the carpal or… …
knuckle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English knokel; akin to Middle High German knöchel knuckle Date: 14th century 1. a. the rounded prominence formed by the ends of the two adjacent bones at a joint used especially of those at the joints of the fingers b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
knuckle — noun 1》 a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2》 a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. ↘a joint of meat consisting of such a projection together with the adjoining parts. verb 1》 (knuckle down) … English new terms dictionary
knuckle — knuckly, adj. /nuk euhl/, n., v., knuckled, knuckling. n. 1. a joint of a finger, esp. one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx. 2. the rounded prominence of such a joint when the finger is bent. 3. a joint of meat, consisting of… … Universalium
knuckle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bare ▪ bleeding, bloodied, bruised, swollen ▪ white ▪ She clenched the phone till her knuckles were white … Collocations dictionary
