geniculate

[ juh-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. having kneelike joints or bends.
2. bent at a joint like a knee.

geniculate

/ -ˌleɪt; dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt /

adjective

1. biology bent at a sharp angle

   geniculate antennae

2. having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply

Derived Forms

• geˌnicuˈlation, noun
• geˈniculately, adverb

Other Words From

• ge·nicu·late·ly adverb
• subge·nicu·late adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of geniculate¹

1660–70; < Latin geniculātus knotted, equivalent to genicul ( um ) small knee; knot ( gen ( u ) knee + -i- -i- + -culum -cule ¹ ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of geniculate¹

C17: from Latin geniculātus jointed, from geniculum a little knee, small joint, from genu knee

Example Sentences

Elaters simple or branched, often geniculate, more or less heteromorphous, the fibres wanting or indistinct.

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Sub-geniculate: applied to antennae that are articulated from a short, thick scope.

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The portion of pallium connected with the lateral geniculate body lies above and behind the olfactory or archipallium.

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Scape: the long basal joint of a geniculate antenna in Coleoptera; usually applied to the three basal joints, as in Hymenoptera.

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The set differs from those of nuda in their longer fine tips and more geniculate appearance at base of this region.

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