(carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, lid, covers, etc.; so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the frame, stop molding, and casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt.

(archaeology) The abruptly truncated end of a knapped stone flake that did not reach across the entire face of the core stone; also applied to the site of the break on the core.

In a state of disorder or irregularity.

A hinge in the rotor assembly of a helicopter that allows each blade to have some vertical movement

(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.

plural of alpha hinge

(aeronautics) On rotorcraft, a hinge with its axis parallel to the rotor plane of rotation, which permits the rotor blades to flap.

(aeronautics) On rotorcraft, a hinge perpendicular to the plane of rotor rotation about which the blades trail or lag.

plural of delta hinge

plural of hinge termination