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geniculation

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ge⋅nic⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [juh-nik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the state of being geniculate.
2. a geniculate formation.
Origin:
1605–15; < LL geniculātiōn- (s. of geniculātiō) a kneeling < L geniculāt(us) (see geniculate ) + -iōn- -ion
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ge·nic·u·late   (jə-nĭk'yə-lĭt)   
adj.  

  1. Bent abruptly, as a knee.

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


[Latin geniculātus, with bended knee, from geniculum, diminutive of genū, knee; see genu-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ge·nic'u·late·ly adv., ge·nic'u·la'tion n.
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