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wrist  (rst)

n.

1.

a. The joint between the hand and the forearm.

b. See carpus.

2. The part of a sleeve or glove that encircles the wrist.

tr.v. wrist·ed, wrist·ing, wrists

To shoot (a puck) by making a wrist shot.

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[Middle English, from Old English; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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wrist [rɪst]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the joint between the forearm and the hand Technical name carpus

2. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a sleeve or glove that covers the wrist

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Machinery

a.  See wrist pin

b.  a joint in which a wrist pin forms the pivot

[Old English; related to Old High German, Old Norse rist. See wriggle, wry]

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wrist

• dolman sleeve - One that is much wider at the arm-hole than it is at the wrist, patterned on a Turkish robe.
• rasceta, rascettes - The deep transverse creases across your wrist at the base of the palm are rasceta or rascettes.
• carpus - In humans, it is the group of eight bones that form the wrist and part of the hand.
• wrist - The wrist of the foot is the instep or ankle.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wrist - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist joint carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions

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wrist noun

Related words
technical name carpus
adjective carpal

Translations

wrist [rɪst]

A. N → muñeca f

B. CPD wrist joint N → articulación f de la muñeca

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wrist [ˈrɪst] n → poignet m

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wrist

n → Handgelenk nt; to slash one’s wrists → sich (dat) → die Pulsadern aufschneiden

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wrist:

wristband

n → Armband nt; (on dress, shirt) → Ärmelbündchen nt; (Sport) → Schweißband nt

wristlet

n → Armband nt; wrists pl (sl: = handcuffs) → Manschetten pl (inf)

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wrist:

wristlock

n → Polizeigriff m; to put a wrist on somebody → jdn im Polizeigriff halten

wrist rest

n (Comput) → Handballenauflage f

wristwatch

n → Armbanduhr f

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wrist [rɪst] n → polso

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wrist

n wrist [rist]

the (part of the arm at the) joint between hand and forearm I can't play tennis – I've hurt my wrist. gewrig مِعْصَم، رُسْغ اليَد китка zápěstí håndled das Handgelenk καρπός muñeca ranne مچ دست ranne poignet פֶּרֶק כָּף הַיָד कलाई ručni zglob, zglavak csukló pergelangan tangan úlnliður polso 手首 손목 riešas plaukstas locītava pergelangan tangan; pols håndledd przegub pulso încheietura mâinii запястье zápästie zapestje zglob handled ข้อมือ bilek 手腕 зап'ясток کلاءی cổ tay 腕关节

nouns wrist-watch, ˈwristlet-watch [-lit-]

a watch worn on the wrist. polsoorlosie ساعَة اليَد ръчен часовник náramkové hodinky armbåndsur die Armbanduhr ρολόι χεριού reloj de muñeca käekell ساعت مچی rannekello montre-bracelet שָׁעוֹן יָד कलाई घड़ी ručni sat karóra jam tangan armbandsúr orologio da polso 腕時計 손목 시계 rankinis laikrodis rokas pulkstenis polshorloge armbåndsur zegarek (na rękę) relógio de pulso ceas de mână наручные часы náramkové hodinky zapestna ura ručni sat armbandsklocka, -ur นาฬิกาข้อมือ kol saati 手錶 наручний годинник, годинник-браслет کلاءی پر باندھنے والی گھڑی đồng hồ đeo tay 手表

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wrist → معصم zápěstí håndled Handgelenk καρπός muñeca ranne poignet ručni zglob polso 手首 팔목 pols håndledd nadgarstek pulso запястье handled ข้อมือ bilek cổ tay 手腕