Geniculate
//dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊl.ɪt// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To form joints or knots on. obsolete, rare, transitive
"a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard"
Adjective
- 1 Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. not-comparable
"a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal"
- 2 Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. not-comparable
- 3 Relating to a geniculate nucleus. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 bent at a sharp angle wordnet
Example
More examples"a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal"
Etymology
Etymology 1
PIE word *ǵónu Learned borrowing from Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”), from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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