jointless
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɔɪntləs/
:
sin juntas
- It is a jointless pipe-within-a-pipe seamless repair, with the capability to rehabilitate pipes as an alternative to replacing pipe.
Examples
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The jointless outer limbs were thin but muscular and descended in a smooth arc.
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They will give way to unitized, or jointless, adaptive multifunctional structures made in free-form fabrication processes.
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The final product is jointless, leak-proof, and corrosion-resistant.
Academic text (2001) -
Then he walked up to her and, with those two jointless fingers, gently touched her bare elbow, the soft flesh of her forearm.
Fiction book (1993) -
They will give way to unitized, or jointless, adaptive multifunctional structures made in free-form fabrication processes.
Academic text (2002) -
His research interests include the behavior of reinforced concrete structural members using high-strength concrete and steel, anchorage behavior of headed bars, seismic behavior of jointless multi-span bridges, and seismic performance of reinforced concrete bridges.
Academic text (2016) -
The final product is jointless, leak-proof, and corrosion-resistant.
Synonyms
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4.2
Made as one piece with no joins
A stem or limb with no joints that moves in one piece
A body part that has no joints or separate parts
Antonyms
How Jointed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jointless comes from joint ('a place where two parts meet') and the ending -less ('without'), much like the common word seamless. So a jointless object is made in one piece with no joins or seams, which makes it look smooth and less likely to leak or break.