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Geniculate in a sentence

Geniculate meaning

  1. Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
  2. Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
  3. Relating to a geniculate nucleus.

Synonyms of Geniculate

crooked

Related words

Other words often associated with Geniculate or its synonyms:

straight cockeyed hooked bent akimbo wonky contorted awry aquiline bending dishonest lopsided

Using Geniculate

  • The main meaning on this page is: Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. | Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. | Relating to a geniculate nucleus.
  • Useful related words include: crooked.
  • In the example corpus, geniculate often appears in combinations such as: lateral geniculate, geniculate nucleus.

Context around Geniculate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lateral 2×

Often after:

nucleus 2×

Sentence patterns with Geniculate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that 1× the lateral geniculate nucleus corresponds 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each hemisphere s 1× ultimately these two 1×

Common sentence endings:

contralateral visual hemifield 1× the opponent theory 1×

Words around Geniculate

Just before it in the word index:

geniality 4 genial 32 genia 13 geni 2 genghis 39 gengenbach 2

Just after it in the word index:

genie 110 geniella 2 genies 10 genieve 3 genin 3 genini 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Geniculate

  • In this selection, "geniculate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lateral and nucleus stand out and add context to how "geniculate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that and the lateral geniculate nucleus corresponds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "geniculate" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with geniculate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Each hemisphere's V1 receives information directly from its ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that receives signals from the contralateral visual hemifield. (21 words)

Ultimately these two theories were synthesized in 1957 by Hurvich and Jameson, who showed that retinal processing corresponds to the trichromatic theory, while processing at the level of the lateral geniculate nucleus corresponds to the opponent theory. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Ultimately these two theories were synthesized in 1957 by Hurvich and Jameson, who showed that retinal processing corresponds to the trichromatic theory, while processing at the level of the lateral geniculate nucleus corresponds to the opponent theory. (37 words)

Each hemisphere's V1 receives information directly from its ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that receives signals from the contralateral visual hemifield. (21 words)

Example sentences (2)

Each hemisphere's V1 receives information directly from its ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that receives signals from the contralateral visual hemifield.

Ultimately these two theories were synthesized in 1957 by Hurvich and Jameson, who showed that retinal processing corresponds to the trichromatic theory, while processing at the level of the lateral geniculate nucleus corresponds to the opponent theory.

Common combinations with geniculate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "geniculate" in a sentence?
An example: "Each hemisphere's V1 receives information directly from its ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus that receives signals from the contralateral visual hemifield." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "geniculate" from authentic English texts.
What does "geniculate" mean?
Geniculate means: Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
What are synonyms of "geniculate"?
Common synonyms of "geniculate" include: crooked.
How many example sentences with "geniculate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "geniculate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.