genu

[ jee-noo, -nyoo, jen-oo, -yoo ]

/ ˈdʒi nu, -nyu, ˈdʒɛn u, -yu /

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noun, plural ge·nu·a

[jen-oo-uh, -yoo-uh]. /ˈdʒɛn u ə, -yu ə/. Anatomy, Zoology.

the knee.

a kneelike part or bend.

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Origin of genu

1850–55; <Latin; cognate with Greek gónyknee

OTHER WORDS FROM genu

ge·nu·al, adjectivesu·per·ge·nu·al, adjective

Words nearby genu

gentrification, gentrified, gentrify, gentry, gents', genu, genuflect, genuflection, genuine, genuine article, genuinely

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How to use genu in a sentence

"It's genu-ine all right," he at length admitted grudgingly.
The Just and the Unjust|Vaughan Kester
Genoa is believed to derive its name from the fact that the shape of this portion of the coast resembles that of a knee (genu).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Ovid says—'qui medius nixique genu est anguemque tenentis,' Met.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The capsule adapts itself to the contour of the lenticular nucleus and has an anterior limb, a bend or genu, and a posterior limb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

A far commoner deformity than the preceding is that known as knock-knee (or Genu Valgum).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for genu

genu

/ (ˈdʒɛnjuː) /

noun plural genua (ˈdʒɛnjʊə) anatomy

the technical name for the knee

any kneelike bend in a structure or part

Word Origin for genu

Latin: knee

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