geniculate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/dʒɪˈnɪk.jʊ.leɪt/    /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəˌleɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To form joints or knots on. obsolete,rare,transitive
    — a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard
形容词 adj.
  1. Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. not-comparable
    — a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal
  2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. not-comparable
  3. Relating to a geniculate nucleus. not-comparable

词形变化

geniculates present,singular,third-person geniculating participle,present geniculated participle,past geniculated past

词源

词源 1
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).
词源 2
From Latin geniculātus (more at etymology 1), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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