Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An axis; a hinge.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun An axis; a hinge; a turning point.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An axis or hinge; a turning point.

Etymologies

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Latin verticula a joint.

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