noun🔗Share蝶番A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc."The squeaky hinges on the old gate made it hard to sneak out. "古い門のきしむ蝶番のせいで、こっそり抜け出すのが難しかった。partdevicebuildingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蝶番, ちょうつがいA naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve."The clam opened easily because its hinges were still flexible. "蝶番がまだ柔軟だったので、その貝は簡単に開いた。biologyanimalpartnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share切手ヒンジA stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album."He carefully mounted his antique stamps in the album using hinges to avoid damaging them. "彼は、切手を傷つけないように、切手ヒンジを使ってアルバムに古い切手を丁寧に貼りました。stationeryitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share原理、要点A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend."This argument was the hinge on which the question turned."この議論は、その問題が左右される原理だった。theoryphilosophylogicpointtimeeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share中央値The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution."Example Sentence: "When the math teacher divided the students' test scores into two groups, the hinges were used to find the average high score of the lower half and the average low score of the upper half." "数学の先生が生徒のテストの点数を2つのグループに分けたとき、中央値は、下の半分の平均高得点と上の半分の平均低得点を見つけるために使用されました。mathstatisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share東西南北の四つの方角のうちの一つOne of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south."The old map in the attic was so faded, we could barely make out the hinges marking the cardinal directions. "屋根裏部屋の古い地図はとても色あせていて、方角を示す東西南北の表示をほとんど判別できませんでした。directiongeographyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share蝶番で取り付けるTo attach by, or equip with a hinge."My dad hinges the new gate to the fence so it can swing open and closed. "父は新しい門をフェンスに蝶番で取り付けて、開閉できるようにします。architecturepartbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share～次第である、～に左右される(with on or upon) To depend on something."Whether or not we go to the beach hinges on the weather. "私たちがビーチに行くかどうかは、天候次第です。conditionsituationoutcomeaspectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share石核の表面を横切るはずだった石片の遠位端が、途中で途絶え、羽状の遠位端ではなく、ほぼ垂直な破断面の痕跡を残すこと。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."The flake hinged at an inclusion in the core."フレークは、石核内のインクルージョンでヒンジ状になりました。archaeologygeologymaterialtechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share曲がる, 折れ曲がるTo bend."The metal door hinges slowly as I push it open. "私がドアを押し開けると、金属のドアがゆっくりと曲がります。partactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
