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Meaning of mortise-and-tenon joint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A joint made by inserting a projecting tenon into a mortised slot.

Equivalents

Español caja y espiga
Suomi tappiliitos
Français tenon et mortaise
Italiano tenone e mortasa
Nederlands pen en gat
Português caixa e espiga
Türkçe zıvana

Examples

“A keyed mortise-and-tenon joint is constructed the same as a doweled mortise and tenon joint except that the tenon projects far enough through the mortise to admit the insertion of a tapering key which draws the mortised piece firmly against the shoulder of the tenon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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