name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
patella
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: pətĕl'ə
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US: /pəˈtɛlə/
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CMU ARPABET: P AH0 T EH1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
- 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920, Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.
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noun
Meaning 3
A little dish or vase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
An orbicular sessile apothecium, with a marginal rim distinct from the thallus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of putelee (“type of boat”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 6
type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Patella
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Broader terms: mollusk genus
noun
Meaning 7
a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: kneecap, kneepan
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Broader terms: sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Patella.
From Latin patella (“a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella”), diminutive of patina (“a broad shallow dish, pan”). Doublet of paella.