ball-and-socket joint Syllabification: (ball-and-sock·et joint)Translate ball-and-socket joint | into Italian Definition of ball-and-socket joint noun a natural or manufactured joint or coupling, such as the hip joint, in which a partially spherical end lies in a socket, allowing multidirectional movement and rotation. ball-and-socket joint in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of ball-and-socket joint in the British & World English dictionary
