geniculate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
Relating to a geniculate nucleus.

verb

To form joints or knots on.

Pronunciation

/dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊl.ɪt/ /dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geniculate.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geniculate2.wav /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəl.ɪt/ /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/

Word forms

geniculate geniculates geniculating geniculated

Etymology

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).

Related words

Derived words

colliculogeniculate colliculosuprageniculate corticogeniculate extrageniculate geniculate ganglion geniculately geniculate nucleus geniculo- infrageniculate intergeniculate intrageniculate parabigeminogeniculate perigeniculate postgeniculate pregeniculate reticulogeniculate retinogeniculate retrogeniculate spleniogeniculate subgeniculate suprageniculate tectogeniculate thalamogeniculate transgeniculate geniculated geniculation

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