Joint (disambiguation)

Joint is a location where two bones make contact.

Joint may also refer to:

Science

Physics

• Joint (mechanics), a connection between two rigid bodies which allows movement with one or more degrees of freedom
• Universal joint, a rotary joint that can bend.

Architecture, construction and mechanical engineering

• Joint (building), a junction where building elements meet without a static load being applied from one element to another
• Mortar joint, the mortar-filled space between masonry bricks
• Woodworking joint, used to join wood parts so that they cannot move relative to each other
• Bolted joint, common element in construction and machine design.

Geology and geotechincal engineering

• Joint (geology), a fracture in a rock mass which has no offset
• Discontinuity, a joint (discontinuity) in geotechnical engineering

Music

• "Joint" (song), a 2007 J-pop maxi single by Mami Kawada
• "Joint Joint", a song by Dub Narcotic Sound System from their 2004 album Degenerate Introduction
• "Joints", a song by Holly Miranda from The Magician's Private Library
• "John", a 2002 rap song by Bulgarian rap band Upsurt, also known as "Joint" (the song itself is a cover of "Boys" by Sabrina Salerno
• Joint (audio engineering), refers to a joining of several channels of similar information in order to obtain higher quality or smaller file size

Other

• Slang for prison in the United States
• Alf Joint (1927–2005), British film stuntman
• Joint (cannabis), a cannabis cigarette
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, colloquially known as "The Joint"
• (UK) A large cut of meat, as distinguished from a chop

See also

• Join (disambiguation)
• Joiner (disambiguation)
• Joinery (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Joint"
• The Joint (disambiguation)
• Plastic joining