GENICULATE

geniculate

(adjective) bent at a sharp angle

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

geniculate (not comparable)

(anatomy, botany) Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

(anatomy) Relating to a geniculate nucleus

Verb

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

(obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ge*nic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. geniculatus, fr. geniculum little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. See Knee.]

Definition: Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.

Ge*nic"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Geniculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Geniculating.]

Definition: To form joints or knots on. [R.] Cockeram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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