Definitions for wrist
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea(noun)

   a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

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1. wrist(Noun)

   The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in narrow sense.

   Etymology: wristiz, whence also Old High German *, Old Norse rist

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1. Wrist(noun)

   the joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus

   Etymology: [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.]

2. Wrist(noun)

   a stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin

   Etymology: [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries. wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep, Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.]

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1. Wrist

   In human anatomy, the wrist is variously defined as 1 the carpus or carpal bones, the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand; the wrist joint or radiocarpal joint, the joint between the radius and the carpus; and the anatomical region surrounding the carpus including the distal parts of the bones of the forearm and the proximal parts of the metacarpus or five metacarpal bones and the series of joints between these bones, thus referred to as wrist joints. This region also includes the carpal tunnel, the anatomical snuff box, the flexor retinaculum, and the extensor retinaculum. As a consequence of these various definitions, fractures to the carpal bones are referred to as carpal fractures, while fractures such as distal radius fracture are considered fractures to the wrist.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrist

   rist, n. the joint by which the hand is united to the arm: a stud or pin projecting from the side of a crank.—ns. Wrist′band, the band or part of a sleeve which covers the wrist; Wrist′-drop, inability to extend the hand, often caused by lead-poisoning; Wrist′let, an elastic band used to confine the upper part of a glove to the wrist: a bracelet: (slang) a handcuff; Wrist′-plate, an oscillating plate bearing wrist-pins for the connection of rods or pitmans, as on the cut-off gear of an engine; Wrist′-pin, any pin connecting a pitman to a cross-head; Wrist′-shot, in golf, a short stroke usually played with an iron, from the wrist, without swinging the club over the shoulder. [A.S. wrist—wríthan, to twist; Ger. rist.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wrist

   The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM.

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1. wrist

   A type of joint connected to the hand in a human being.

   Our wrists vary in size according to the size of each human being.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wrist' in Nouns Frequency: #2293

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1. writs

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrist in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wrist in a Sentence

1. David Cicilline:

   A fine in the low billions of dollars would amount to a slap on the wrist for Facebook. Tonight, we learned that's how Wall Street sees it too - as a slap on the wrist. If the FTC won't act, Congress has to.

2. Mary Dell Harrington:

   College kids aren't going to get a slap on the wrist if they defy the rules, they could risk suspension or expulsion, and parents could risk serious financial consequences. As we saw last spring when the pandemic began, there's no guarantee you will get your money back.

3. Bill Marlette:

   I have more range of motion with my wrist, shaking hands didn't hurt anymore, my wrist seems to continue to improve, and there's less and less pain all the time.

4. Wrist Mount The wrist mount:

   We noticed that operators were moving away from that, they want to have cellphones and tablets. So what did we do? We created a wrist mount so that they can put their mobile phone devices right there.

5. Javier Ortega:

   I have never used a prosthesis before, they made me several prostheses until this one suited me. It moves when I move my wrist.

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