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geniculate.

Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  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
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).

verb/dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/General-American
  1. To form joints or knots on.

    obsolete · rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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