geniculation

[ juh-nik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the state of being geniculate.
2. a geniculate formation.

Other Words From

• subge·nicu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of geniculation¹

1605–15; < Late Latin geniculātiōn- (stem of geniculātiō ) a kneeling < Latin geniculāt ( us ) ( geniculate ) + -iōn- -ion