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adj
Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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adj
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Relating to a geniculate nucleus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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verb
To form joints or knots on.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, rare, transitive
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adjective satellite
bent at a sharp angle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
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).
From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
