Wrist

  • 21Wrist — Original name in latin Wrist Name in other language Wrist State code DE Continent/City Europe/Berlin longitude 53.93333 latitude 9.76667 altitude 4 Population 2507 Date 2011 04 25 …

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  • 22wrist — [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wristiz, which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base *writh , whose wr sound… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23wrist — /rɪst / (say rist) noun 1. the part of the arm between the forearm and the hand; technically, the carpus. 2. the joint between the radius and the carpus (wrist joint). 3. that part of an article of clothing which fits round the wrist. 4.… …

  • 24wrist — [OE] The wrist is etymologically the ‘twisting’ joint. The word goes back to prehistoric Germanic *wristiz, which also produced German rist ‘instep, wrist’ and Swedish vrist ‘instep, ankle’. This was derived from the base *writh , whose wr sound… …

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  • 25wríst — f ( e/ a) wrist …

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  • 26wrist — [[t]rɪ̱st[/t]] wrists N COUNT Your wrist is the part of your body between your hand and your arm which bends when you move your hand …

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  • 27wrist — noun 1》 the joint connecting the hand with the forearm.     ↘the equivalent joint (the carpal joint) in the foreleg of a quadruped or the wing of a bird. 2》 (also wrist pin) (in a machine) a stud projecting from a crank as an attachment for a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28wrist — n. 1) the joint between the forearm and hand. It consists of the proximal bones of the carpus, which articulate with the radius and ulna. 2) the whole region of the wrist joint, including the carpus and lower parts of the radius and ulna …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 29wrist —   Pūlima.     Wrist joints, pu ulima …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 30wrist — riešas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Artimoji plaštakos dalis. Riešo griaučius sudaro 8 riešakauliai, išsidėstę 2 eilėmis. atitikmenys: angl. wrist vok. Hand, f; Handgelenk, n rus. запястье; кисть …

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