wrist meaning

Noun: wrist  rist

1. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
   - carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea

Derived forms: wrists

Type of: articulatio plana, gliding joint

Part of: arm

Encyclopedia: Wrist Wrist, Germany

[Mechanical engineering]
A set of rotary joints to which the end effector of a robot is attached. Also known as wrist socket.

[Medicine]
The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM. n : the joint or the region of the joint between the human hand and the arm or a corresponding part on a lower animal

• a slap on the wrist:    [American slang]1. ...
• breakaway wrist:    [Control systems]A ...
• kick in the wrist:    [American slang]n. ...

Examples

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1. he scratched the stump of his wrist nervously.
2. she looked down at her wrist solemnly.
3. i lapped a bandage around the wrist.
4. arthritis distorted his wrists.
5. he then took me by the wrist with a sharp pressure.