geniculate

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UK/dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/US/d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/

adjective

Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

“a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal”

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crooked
OriginLatin geniculātus →
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Meanings

geniculate1

adjectivegeniculate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyBent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

    a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal

  2. not comparableHaving kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
  3. not comparableanatomyRelating to a geniculate nucleus.

geniculate2

verbgeniculate (third-person singular simple present geniculates, present participle geniculating, simple past and past participle geniculated)

present singular third person geniculates · participle present geniculating · participle past geniculated · past geniculated

  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo form joints or knots on.

    a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard

    1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebent at a sharp angle

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crooked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

geniculate · adjective

  1. Latingeniculātus“with bended knee”
  2. Englishgeniculate

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).

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geniculate · verb

  1. Latingeniculātus
  2. Englishgeniculate

From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 膝狀的 /膝状的
  • 膝狀的 /膝状的 (xīzhuàngde)bent abruptly
Spanish geniculado
  • geniculadobent abruptly

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with geniculate

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Cite this entry
APA

geniculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geniculate

MLA

“geniculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geniculate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geniculate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geniculate.

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