English

Adjective

geniculate ‎(not comparable)

1. Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

   a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal

2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

See also

• lateral geniculate nucleus
• medial geniculate nucleus
• genuflect

Verb

geniculate ‎(third-person singular simple present geniculates, present participle geniculating, simple past and past participle geniculated)

1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.

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Latin

Adjective

geniculāte

1. vocative masculine singular of geniculātus