geniculate

American  

[juh-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / dʒəˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

Biology.

1. having kneelike joints or bends.

2. bent at a joint like a knee.

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geniculate British  

/ dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. biology bent at a sharp angle

   geniculate antennae

2. having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply

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Other Word Forms

• geniculately adverb
• geniculation noun
• subgeniculate adjective

Etymology

Origin of geniculate

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

Example Sentences

The first half of the pathway is the projection from the RGCs through the optic nerve to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus on either side.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The majority of the connections of the optic tract are to the thalamus—specifically, the lateral geniculate nucleus.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The medial geniculate nucleus of the thalamus receives the auditory information and then projects that information to the auditory cortex in the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

This stripe results from a layer of nerve-fibres, many of which are 409 axones from the neurones of the lateral geniculate body and the pulvinar, the grey masses directly connected with the optic nerve-fibres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various