hinge

hinge

left: strap hinge

right: T-hinge

hinge

 (hĭnj)

n.

1.

a. A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame.

b. A similar structure or part, such as one that enables the valves of a bivalve mollusk to open and close.

2. A small folded paper rectangle gummed on one side, used especially to fasten stamps in an album.

3. A point or circumstance on which subsequent events depend.

v. hinged, hing·ing, hing·es

v.tr.

1. To attach by or equip with or as if with hinges or a hinge.

2. To consider or make (something) dependent on something else; predicate: "convenient and misleading fictions for hinging an argument" (Stephen Jay Gould).

v.intr.

To be contingent on a single factor; depend: This plan hinges on her approval.

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[Middle English henge; see konk- in Indo-European roots.]

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hinge

(hɪndʒ)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a device for holding together two parts such that one can swing relative to the other, typically having two interlocking metal leaves held by a pin about which they pivot

2. (Anatomy) anatomy a type of joint, such as the knee joint, that moves only backwards and forwards; a joint that functions in only one plane. Technical name: ginglymus

3. (Zoology) a similar structure in invertebrate animals, such as the joint between the two halves of a bivalve shell

4. something on which events, opinions, etc, turn

5. (Philately) philately Also called: mount a small thin transparent strip of gummed paper for affixing a stamp to a page

vb

6. (tr) to attach or fit a hinge to (something)

7. (intr; usually foll by on or upon) to depend (on)

8. (intr) to hang or turn on or as if on a hinge

[C13: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch henge; see hang]

hinged adj

ˈhingeless adj

ˈhingeˌlike adj

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hinge

(hɪndʒ)

n., v. hinged, hing•ing. n.

1. a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, lid, or other attached part turns,swings, or moves.

2. an anatomical joint at which motion occurs around a transverse axis, as that of the knee.

3. that on which something is based or depends; pivotal consideration or factor.

4. a gummed sticker, folded to form a hinge, for affixing a stamp to a page of an album.

v.i.

5. to be dependent or contingent on, or as if on, a hinge (usu. fol. by on or upon): Everything hinges on her decision.

v.t.

6. to attach by or as if by a hinge or hinges.

7. to make or consider as dependent on: He hinged his action on future sales.

[1250–1300; Middle English henge; akin to Low German heng(e), Middle Dutch henge hinge, and to hang]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

hinge

Past participle: hinged
Gerund: hinging

Imperative

hinge

hinge

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hinge - a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other flexible joint bi-fold door - an interior door butt hinge - a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb car door - the door of a car exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building French door - a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length gate - a movable barrier in a fence or wall joint - junction by which parts or objects are joined together pintle - a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge joint hinge, strap hinge - a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame swing door, swinging door - a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction T hinge, tee hinge - a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame
	2.	hinge - a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend; "his absence is the hinge of our plan" circumstance - a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
Verb	1.	hinge - attach with a hinge attach - cause to be attached

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Translations

مُفَصَّلَةمِفْصَلَه

pantstěžejzávěs

hængsel

ScharnierAngelHaspeTürangel

μεντεσέςαρμός

bisagra

sarana

gondcharnière

šarka

zsanér

hjör, löm

cardinecernieradipenderelinguellaperno

ちょうつがい

경첩

priklausyti nuovyris

eņģevira

scharnier

hengselhengsleavhenge

zawias

dobradiça

петля

pánt

tečaj

gångjärn

บานพับ

menteşereze

bản lề

铰链

hinge

[hɪndʒ]

A. N [of door, window] → bisagra f, gozne m; [of shell] → charnela f (also Zool); (for stamps) → fijasellos m inv (fig) → eje m

B. VI → moverse sobre goznes
to hinge on → moverse sobre, girar sobre (fig) → depender de

C. VT → engoznar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hinge

[ˈhɪndʒ]

n [door] → gond m, charnière f
The door swung open on well-oiled hinges → La porte pivota sur ses gonds bien huilés.

hinge on

vt fus (= be dependent on) → reposer sur
The plan hinges on a new deal being arranged → Le plan repose sur la conclusion d'un nouvel accord.
It all hinges on whether the deal is accepted → Tout repose sur la conclusion de cet accord.
to hinge on how ... → reposer sur la façon dont ...
Everything will hinge on how we perform in the first half of the match → Tout reposera sur la façon dont nous nous comporterons en première période.
A lot hinges on how we are viewed by overseas investors → Beaucoup repose sur la façon dont les investisseurs étrangers nous perçoivent.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hinge

n

(of door) → Angel f; (of box etc) → Scharnier nt; (of limb, shell) → Gelenk nt; (fig) → Angelpunkt m; the door is off its hinges → die Tür ist aus den Angeln; the lid is off its hinges → das Scharnier des Deckels ist ab; take the door off its hinges → häng die Tür aus!

(also stamp hinge) → (Klebe)falz m

vt to hinge something (to something) → etw mit einem Scharnier/mit Scharnieren (→ an etw dat) → befestigen

vi (fig) → abhängen (on von), ankommen (→ on auf +acc)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hinge

[hɪndʒ]

1. n (of door, gate) → cardine m; (of box) → cerniera

2. vi to hinge on (fig) → dipendere da

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hinge

(hindʒ) noun

the joint by means of which a door is fastened to a door-frame, a lid is fastened to a box etc and on which the door, lid etc turns when it opens or closes. I must oil the hinges. skarnier مِفْصَلَه панта dobradiça pant, stěžej die Türangel hængsel αρμός, μεντεσέςgozne, bisagra (ukse)hing لولا sarana gondציר कब्जा šarka, stožer, zglob zsanér engsel hjör, löm cardine ちょうつがい 경첩 vyris vira; eņģe engsel scharnierhengselzawias چپراس dobradiça balama петля, крепление pánt tečaj šarka gångjärn บานพับ menteşe, reze 鉸鏈 шарнір قبضہ، جوڑ bản lề 铰链

hinge on

to depend on. The result of the whole competition hinges on the last match. draai om, rus op يَتَوَقَّف على завися depender záviset na abhängen von afhænge af εξαρτιέμαι από, κρέμομαι από depender sõltuma وابسته بودن به riippua dépendre de לִהיוֹת תָּלוּי ב- पर निर्भर रहना ovisiti o függ vmitől, múlik vmin tergantung snúast um, velta á dipendere da ～しだいだ ...에 달려 있다 priklausyti nuo būt atkarīgam bergantung pd afhangen vanavhenge avzależeć od یوشی پوری ارتباط لرونکی depender a de­pin­de de зависеть от závisieť od biti odvisen od zavisiti od hänga (bero) på ขึ้นอยู่กับ bağlı/tâbi olmak 取決於 залежати від منحصر ہونا phụ thuộc vào 取决于…，随...而定

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hinge

→ مُفَصَّلَة závěs hængsel Scharnier μεντεσές bisagra sarana gond šarka cardine ちょうつがい 경첩 scharnier hengsel zawias dobradiça петля gångjärn บานพับ menteşe bản lề 铰链

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

hinge

n. bisagra;

___ joint → coyuntura;

___ movement → movimiento de bisagra;

___ position → posición de gozne.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012