hinge line
1hinge line — noun also hinge 1. a. : an imaginary line on the earth s surface which can be regarded as a boundary between a stable region and one undergoing upward or downward movement b. : a line around which one wall of a fault may appear to have rotated… …
2hinge line — 1. (ARTHROPODA: Crustacea) The middorsal line of junction between two valves of the carapace permitting movement between them. 2. (BRACHIOPODA/MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) The external line of meeting of the brachial and pedicle valves; movement of the… …
3hinge line — Mid dorsal line of junction of two valves composing carapace, permitting movement between them (e.g., Conchostraca, Ostracoda, Phyllocarida) [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. Middorsal line of junction of two valves of carapace, permitting movement… …
4hinge fault — noun : a fault in the earth s surface in which displacement increases in one direction from a hinge line …
5hinge tooth — noun : projection of one valve of a bivalve shell that is located near the hinge line and that fits into a corresponding indentation in the other valve …
6hinge nodes — Localized thickened parts of right valve hinge of phyllocarids, somewhat elongate in line of hinge and serving to strengthen it [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Phyllocarida): Localized thickened parts of right valve hinge [McLaughlin,… …
7Hinge joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 285 Caption = 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint; Caption2 = Metacarpophalangeal articulation and… …
8hinge rig — a rig having built in flexible properties, usually formed by attaching traces by small rings or loops of line …
9hinge axis — the imaginary line connecting the mandibular condyles around which the mandible can rotate without translatory movement; called also mandibular a …
10Living hinge — A living hinge is a thin flexible hinge (flexure bearing) made from plastic (rather than cloth, leather, or some other substance) that joins two rigid plastic parts together, allowing them to bend along the line of the hinge. It is typically… …
