kneepan

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noun

The kneecap; the patella.

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patellakneecap
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Meanings

nounkneepan (plural kneepans)

plural kneepans

  1. The kneecap; the patella.

    by little and little we found ourselves sitting up; the clothes well tucked around us, leaning against the head-board with our four knees drawn up close together, and our two noses bending over them, as if our kneepans were warming-pans.

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 11

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

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patellakneecap
Broader
sesamoid bonesesamoidos sesamoideum
Also see
kneecappatella

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From knee + pan.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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