Knielauf

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noun

A schema for the depiction of rapid movement found particularly in Archaic Greek and Etruscan art, in which one knee is depicted as being bent to the point of nearly touching the ground.

OriginGerman Knielauf →
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Meanings

nounKnielauf (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableartA schema for the depiction of rapid movement found particularly in Archaic Greek and Etruscan art, in which one knee is depicted as being bent to the point of nearly touching the ground.

Origin

  1. GermanKnielauf
  2. EnglishKnielauf

Learned borrowing from German Knielauf.

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APA

Knielauf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knielauf

MLA

“Knielauf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knielauf. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knielauf,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knielauf.

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