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hinging

The correct spelling is hinging.

How to pronounce hinging

verb

Say it like: Hin-jin-g

The correct spelling is hinging. To attach by, or equip with a hinge. For example: "The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."

Usage Examples

The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
  2. 2.(with on or upon) To depend on something.
  3. 3.The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
  4. 4.To bend.

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