geniculate.
Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
Meaning & usage
Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
Relating to a geniculate nucleus.
Where this word comes from
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).
To form joints or knots on.
Where this word comes from
From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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