"miter joint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: miter joints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} miter joint (plural miter joints)
  1. (American spelling) A joint between two members at an angle to each other; each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction and usually joint at right angles to each other. Tags: US Synonyms: miter-joint, mitre-joint, mitre joint Translations (joint between two members at an angle to each other): gering [common-gender] (Danish), sarokillesztés (Hungarian), ferde illesztés/összeeresztés (Hungarian), sarokkötés (Hungarian), gérillesztés (Hungarian), hono hōtiu (Maori)
    Sense id: en-miter_joint-en-noun-U7EtrKvq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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