rigid articulation

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• articulation — articulatory /ahr tik yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. articulatorily, adv. /ahr tik yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or the process of articulating: the articulation of a form; the articulation of a new thought. 2. Phonet. a. the act or process… …   Universalium

• Articulation — As regards the skeleton, an articulation is a joint, an area where two bones are attached for the purpose of motion of body parts. An articulation or joint is usually formed of fibrous connective tissue and cartilage. Joints are grouped according …   Medical dictionary

• articulation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a joint or juncture between bones or cartilages in the skeleton of a vertebrate b. a movable joint between rigid parts of an animal 2. a. the action or manner of jointing or interrelating b. the state of being …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Pubic symphysis — The joint between the pubic bones in the front of the pelvis. Also called the symphysis pubis. * * * pubic symphysis n the rather rigid articulation of the two pubic bones in the midline of the lower anterior part of the abdomen called also… …   Medical dictionary

• pubic symphysis — noun : the rather rigid articulation of the two pubic bones in the midline of the lower anterior part of the abdomen * * * Anat. the fixed joint at the front of the pelvic girdle where the halves of the pubis meet. See diag. under pelvis. [1930… …   Useful english dictionary

• skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …   Universalium

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

• Borescope — A borescope is an optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece on one end, an objective lens on the other linked together by a relay optical system in between. The optical system is usually surrounded by optical fibers… …   Wikipedia

• Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• Western Chalukya architecture — ( kn. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ), also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evolved during the rule of the Western Chalukya Empire in the Tungabhadra region of central …   Wikipedia