"ball joint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ball joints [plural], balljoint [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ball joint (plural ball joints)
  1. (automotive) A spherical bearing that connects the control arm to the steering knuckle.
    Sense id: en-ball_joint-en-noun-Ni8gfMiJ Categories (other): Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (anatomy) A ball-and-socket joint.
    Sense id: en-ball_joint-en-noun-RkpVPBTD Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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