the.com/hinge
the unsung hero letting doors swing while taking zero credit for the entrance
means the jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate pivot open and shut while staying fixed to its frame.
from From Middle English 'henge,' meaning that on which something hangs or turns — closely tied to the verb 'hang' (Old English 'hangian'). The word and the action share a root: a hinge is literally the thing a door 'hangs' upon.
- oldest design
- Used on Egyptian doors over 5,000 years ago
- body part
- Your knee and jaw are biological hinges
- dating app
- Brands itself as designed to be deleted
- history pivot
- The phrase hinges on means everything depends on it
- hidden everywhere
- Laptops, glasses, and clamshell phones all rely on them
for instance
hinge joint knee — human anatomy: tibia and femur connect with 140-degree flexion range
door hinge butt type — carpentry standard: mortised metal hinge allowing 180-degree swing on residential doors
hinge dating app — founded 2012, marketed as 'the dating app designed to be deleted' with 4+ million users