单词 | geniculate |
释义 | geniculate[ juh-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ] / dʒəˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt / adjective Biology.having kneelike joints or bends. bent at a joint like a knee. Origin of geniculate1660–70; <Latin geniculātus knotted, equivalent to genicul(um) small knee; knot (gen(u) knee + -i--i- + -culum-cule1) + -ātus-ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM geniculatege·nic·u·late·ly, adverbsub·ge·nic·u·late, adjectiveWords nearby geniculategenially, genial tubercle, genic, genicular, genicular vein, geniculate, geniculate body, geniculate ganglion, geniculate neuralgia, geniculation, geniculum Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geniculate
British Dictionary definitions for geniculategeniculate / (dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) / adjectivebiology bent at a sharp anglegeniculate antennae having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply Derived forms of geniculategeniculately, adverbgeniculation, nounWord Origin for geniculateC17: from Latin geniculātus jointed, from geniculum a little knee, small joint, from genu knee Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for geniculategeniculate [ jə-nĭk′yə-lĭt ] adj.Bent abruptly, as a knee. Of, relating to, or being the geniculate body or geniculate ganglion. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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