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geniculate
ge·nic·u·late G0084300 (jə-nĭk′yə-lĭt) also ge·nic·u·lat·ed (-lā′tĭd)adj.1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
[Latin geniculātus, with bended knee, from geniculum, diminutive of genū, knee; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]
ge·nic′u·late·ly adv.ge·nic′u·la′tion n.geniculate (dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt; -ˌleɪt) adj1. (Biology) biology bent at a sharp angle: geniculate antennae. 2. (Biology) having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply[C17: from Latin geniculātus jointed, from geniculum a little knee, small joint, from genu knee] geˈniculately adv geˌnicuˈlation nge•nic•u•late (dʒəˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)
adj. bent at a joint like a knee. [1660–70; < Latin geniculātus knotted, derivative of genicul(um) small knee, knot (gen(u) knee + -culum -cle1)] ge•nic′u•late•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | geniculate - bent at a sharp anglebiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismscrooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
Translationsgeniculate
geniculate[jə′nik·yə·lət] (science and technology) Bent abruptly at an angle, as a bent knee. geniculate
geniculate [jĕ-nik´u-lāt] bent, like a knee.ge·nic·u·late (je-nik'yū-lāt), 1. Bent like a knee. Synonym(s): geniculated, kneed2. Referring to the geniculum of the facial nerve, denoting the ganglion there present. 3. Denoting the lateral or medial geniculate body. 4. In fungi, describes a zigzag conidophore or conidiogenous cells that usually results from sympodial development. [L. geniculo, pp. -atus, to bend the knee, fr. genu, knee] geniculate (jə-nĭk′yə-lĭt) also geniculated (-lā′tĭd)adj.1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
ge·nic′u·late·ly adv.ge·nic′u·la′tion n.ge·nic·u·late (jĕ-nik'yū-lāt) 1. Bent like a knee. 2. Referring to the geniculum of the facial nerve, denoting the ganglion there present. 3. Denoting the lateral or medial geniculate body. [L. geniculo, pp. -atus, to bend the knee, fr. genu, knee]geniculate 1. Bent at an angle, like a knee. 2. Capable of bending at an angle. The term comes from the Latin geniculatus meaning with bended knee. geniculate (of plant structures) bent abruptly, knee-like.geniculate
Related to geniculate: geniculate body, geniculate neuralgia, Geniculate nucleusWords related to geniculateadj bent at a sharp angleRelated Words- biological science
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