hingedarm

noun
UK /hɪndʒd ɑːm/
US /hɪndʒd ɑːrm/

An arm that can bend at a joint like a door.

The robot used its hingedarm to pick up the toy.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A mechanical arm attached by a hinge for swinging or lifting.

The crane's hingedarm swung the crate onto the truck.

3. A lamp or tool arm that folds at a hinge.

She adjusted the hingedarm of the desk lamp to light her book.

4. A prosthetic arm that bends at a hinge joint.

His new hingedarm let him grip the cup more easily.