geniculation

[ juh-nik-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

noun
  1. the state of being geniculate.

  2. a geniculate formation.

Origin of geniculation

1
1605–15; <Late Latin geniculātiōn- (stem of geniculātiō) a kneeling <Latin geniculāt(us) (see geniculate) + -iōn--ion

Other words from geniculation

  • sub·ge·nic·u·la·tion, noun

Words Nearby geniculation

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