butt joint
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6.7
- noun
- Specialized
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- In carpentry, a butt joint is often used to connect two pieces of wood precisely at their ends.
- a simple butt joint
- milled butt joints
- use butt joints
We're going to do that with butt joints and pocket holes, butt pockets.
- We're going to do that with butt joints and pocket holes, butt pockets.
Examples
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You have more glue surface here than you do with a butt joint, which is what creates a strong joint.
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We're going to do that with butt joints and pocket holes, butt pockets.
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This airplane had a metal fuselage with butt joints of which we were very proud.
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Here I didn't even use tenons, I just went with a glued butt joint and that will be just fine.
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I glued and nailed everything to make the process quicker and then reinforced the butt joints with screws.
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For optimal strength, the carpenter decided to use a butt joint to join the two wooden beams together.
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To create a seamless frame, the artist made sure to align the edges perfectly when forming the butt joint.
Synonyms
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7.7
A place where two pieces meet end to end without overlap
A way to join two metal ends by melting them where they meet
A place where two pieces of metal are joined end to end along their edges
A way of joining two metal parts end to end by melting their ends together
A way to join two metal pieces end to end by melting their ends into one flat joint
How Strong
- Specialized
1
6.6
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
5.8
- Specialized
1
6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a joint made by joining two pieces end to end' is directly and transparently composed from 'butt' (meaning the end or end-to-end meeting) + 'joint' (a connection). This noun+noun technical composition follows a straightforward English modifier pattern and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings.
Etymology
Butt joint comes from the sense of butt meaning 'to meet at the end', like two animals butting heads. So a butt joint is literally two pieces joined 'end to end' without overlapping, which is why the name means that simple kind of joint.