condyle
noun
con·dyle ˈkän-ˌdī(-ə)l 
also -dᵊl
: an articular prominence of a bone
especially : one resembling a pair of knuckles
condyloid
ˈkän-də-ˌlȯid
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. 
Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 9 June 2017 See More
Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 June 2017 Opening the mouth causes the rounded ends of the lower jaw (known as condyles) to glide along the joint socket of the temporal bone. Marlene Cimons, Washington Post, 9 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
French & Latin; French, from Latin condylus knuckle, from Greek kondylos
First Known Use
1634, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing condyle
Medical Definition
condyle
noun
con·dyle
ˈkän-ˌdīl also -dᵊl
: an articular prominence of a bone —used chiefly of such as occur in pairs resembling a pair of knuckles (as those of the occipital bone for articulation with the atlas, those at the distal end of the humerus and femur, and those of the lower jaw) see lateral condyle, medial condyle