n. In conchology, the hinge of a bivalve shell.n. In entomology, the basal joint of the maxilla, a narrow transverse piece, articulating with the lower side of the head.n. In Myriapoda, the distal or exterior one of two pieces of which the protomala or so-called mandible consists, the other piece being the stipes. See á¹—rotomala, and cut under epilabrum. A. S. Packard.n. In the pelecypod mollusks, the primitive hinge: contrasted with the articulus or adult hinge.n. One of the two intersecting central streets of the Roman military camp or castrum, the other being the decumanus. A similar arrangement is found in the prehistoric pile-settlements of northern Italy.