- double-jointed
- [͵dʌblʹdʒɔıntıd] a
феноменально гибкий (об акробате и т. п.); «гуттаперчевый»
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
double-jointed
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double-jointed — adj able to move the joints in your fingers, arms etc backwards as well as forwards … Dictionary of contemporary English
double-jointed — adjective able to bend your JOINTS (=parts of your body where two bones meet) backward as well as forward … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
double-jointed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a person) having unusually flexible joints … English terms dictionary
double-jointed — [dub′əljoint΄id] adj. having joints that permit limbs, fingers, etc. to bend at other than the usual angles … English World dictionary
double-jointed — dou·ble joint·ed .dəb əl jȯint əd adj having a joint that permits an exceptional degree of freedom of motion of the parts joined <a double jointed athlete highly susceptible to injury> … Medical dictionary
double-jointed — adjective (of a person) having unusually flexible joints. Derivatives double jointedness noun … English new terms dictionary
double-jointed — adjective Date: circa 1820 having a joint that permits an exceptional degree of freedom of motion of the parts joined … New Collegiate Dictionary
double-jointed — /dub euhl joyn tid/, adj. (of particular people or animals) having unusually flexible joints that can bend in unusual ways or to abnormally great extent. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
double-jointed — adjective Possessing hypermobility of the joints … Wiktionary
double jointed — adj. very flexible, having joints that are exceptionally flexible and can be bent in the opposite direction to the normal one … English contemporary dictionary
double-jointed — adjective able to move the joints in your fingers, arms etc backwards as well as forwards … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
