ball-and-socket
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Those fingers come with a long, skeletal middle digit equipped with a ball-and-socket joint for horrifying dexterity, like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come beckoning Ebenezer Scrooge to gaze upon his own sordid death.
From Salon • May 11, 2025
Dr. Günther compares it to a ball-and-socket joint, except there is no socket.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021
Any sort of twist or imbalance can put stress on ball-and-socket joints.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2021
The ball of this ball-and-socket joint had been flattened by wear and tear, and its no-longer-smooth surface was now in direct contact with the bony cup of the socket.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2018
If the two ends of the blocks are not exactly parallel a ball-and-socket block can be placed between the upper end of the specimen and the movable head of the machine to overcome the irregularity.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
