hipjoint
nounUK /ˈhɪp dʒɔɪnt/
US /ˈhɪp dʒɔɪnt/
The place where your leg connects to your body and lets you move it.
She hurt her hip joint when she fell off her bike.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The ball-and-socket joint formed between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis.
The surgeon replaced his damaged hip joint with an artificial one.
3. The region of the body around this joint, where the leg meets the torso.
He felt a sharp pain in his hip joint after the long run.
4. A mechanical pivot connecting two parts that allows them to rotate.
The robot's hip joint lets it swing its leg forward.