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Meaning of "genu" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GENU

Latin: knee.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GENU

genu  [ˈdʒɛnjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Genu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Genu

Genu, a Latin word for "knee," may refer to: ▪ Genu of internal capsule ▪ Genu of the corpus callosum ▪ Genu of facial canal ▪ Genu of facial nerve ▪ Genu of internal capsule ▪ Genu recurvatum ▪ Genu valgum ▪ Genu varum ▪ Genu, Iran, places in Iran...

Definition of genu in the English dictionary

The definition of genu in the dictionary is any kneelike bend in a structure or part.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENU


Agnew
ˈæɡnjuː
anew
əˈnjuː
avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
cornu
ˈkɔːnjuː
discontinue
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuː
enew
ɪˈnjuː
knew
njuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
nearly-new
ˌnɪəlɪˈnjuː
new
njuː
nu
njuː
parvenu
ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː
parvenue
ˈpɑːvəˌnjuː
renew
rɪˈnjuː
revenue
ˈrɛvɪˌnjuː
sinew
ˈsɪnjuː
sub-menu
ˈsʌbmɛnjuː
tenue
təˈnjuː
venue
ˈvɛnjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENU

gentrice
gentrification
gentrified
gentrifier
gentrify
gentry
gents
genty
genu valgum
genua
genuflect
genuflection
genuflector
genuflexion
genuine
genuine assets
genuinely
genuineness
genus

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENU

Ainu
Anu
drop-down menu
fixed menu
gnu
help menu
inconnu
ingenu
Innu
Le Fanu
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pull-down menu
set menu
tamanu
tauhinu
Terengganu
Trengganu
Vishnu
Zanu

Synonyms and antonyms of genu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «genu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENU

Find out the translation of genu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of genu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «genu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

genu
570 millions of speakers

English

genu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जानु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Genu
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

genu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁটু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

genu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Genu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Genu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

내반슬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Genu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

genu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முழந்தாள்வளைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वास्तविक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

genu
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

genu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Genu
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Genu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

γόνυ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Genu
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

genu
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

genu
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of genu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENU»

The term «genu» is regularly used and occupies the 57.433 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «genu» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «genu» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about genu

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENU»

Discover the use of genu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to genu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Pediatric Orthopedics
Valgus. Genu varum and genu valgum are frontal plane deformities of the knee angle that fall outside the normal range, ±2 SD of the mean. Knee angle variations that fall within the normal range are referred to as bowlegs or knock- knees or ...
Lynn T. Staheli, 2008
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Maternal & Child Health Nursing: Care of the Childbearing & ...
Genu varum gradually corrects itself by about 3 years of age or, at the latest, by school age. If the problem is unilateral, is becoming rapidly worse, or persists beyond this time, the child needs referral to an orthopedist for further evaluation.
Adele Pillitteri, 2010
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Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology
Genu Varum When the angle between the tibia and femur gets larger and approaches 180°, or the angle of the tibia relative to the femur actually opens medially versus laterally, the condition is termed genu varum, or "bowed legs." In such a ...
Karen S. Clippinger, 2007
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Functional Soft-tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual ...
Femoral anteversion can be responsible for "squinting" patellae and associated with genu valgum. An increase in genu valgum during flexion would adversely affect patellar tracking. Internal femoral rotation can be associated with a tight ...
Warren I. Hammer, 2007
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Postural Disorders and Musculoskeletal Dysfunction: ...
Genu. valgum. (knock. knees). This disorder of the knee position is characterized by the closeness to one another of the two medial femoral condyles (Fig. 5.6). The result is an imbalanced distribution of weight on the knee joint and extra loads ...
Gill Solberg, 2007
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Sports Injuries: Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Genu varum (bow legs) In cases of severe genu varum, the sports performer will often have relatively rigid, high- arched feet in association with his/her bowed legs leading to a supinated foot maintained through the gait cycle. Those people  ...
Stephen R. Bird, Neil Black, Philip Newton, 1997
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Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF KNOCK-KNEES Developmental Physiologic Genu valgum Skeletal dysplasia Ellis-van Creveld Pseudoachondroplasia Morquio MRS IV Acquired Metabolic Posttraumatic Neoplastic Multiple hereditary  ...
Wood W. Lovell, Robert B. Winter, Raymond T. Morrissy, 2006
8
Manual of Middle Ear Surgery
It then turns in a 70-80° angle to form the first turn, or first genu. At the geniculate ganglion, the intermedius nerve leaves the facial nerve as the greater superficial petrosal nerve, running in an anterior direction on the superior surface of the ...
Mirko Tos, 1995
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Textbook of Disorders and Injuries of the Musculoskeletal ...
Bow Legs (Genu Varum) The most common cause of bow legs in children is internal torsion and varus of the tibia along with external torsion of the femur (Fig. 7.22). Thus, the common type of bow leg deformity is not simply the opposite ...
Robert Bruce Salter, 1999
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Localization in Clinical Neurology
The root then sweeps over the dorsal surface of the abducens nucleus (as the genu of the facial nerve) and then passes ventrolaterally and caudally through the pons to emerge on the lateral aspect of the brainstem. The supranuclear control ...
Brazis, Joseph C. Masdeu, José Biller, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term genu is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leatherman Tread Review: Is The Bracelet Multitool Genuinely …
A TSA-compliant multitool you wear on your wrist. Neat! But does it work as well as a tool as it does manly wrist jewelry? I put it to work around ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
2
Study links white matter damage, Alzheimer's
EOAD patients had specific damage to the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum and parahippocampal tract bilaterally. All AD patients ... «Nurse.com, Jul 15»
3
'All they wanted were men. Any man'
Forty years ago, Khandu Genu Kamble, a sanitation worker, had to do something extraordinary to save his job. His bosses at the Jawahar ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Joe Slovo Residents Queue for Water
Genu said his family were often left without water when he wasn't home during the day. "The bucket is too heavy for my mother to carry when it's ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
TAB gives away $120000 to eight beneficiary organizations in 2015
Despite the odds, every single child in GenU's program have survived and thrived in a country where 1,000 people succumb to the disease ... «The Daily Planet, Jun 15»
6
Glutamate transporter splice variant expression in an enriched …
Gray matter was dissected from anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. ACC was dissected at the level of the genu of ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
7
Imaging May Identify Early Alzheimer's Disease
Patients with EOAD had specific damage to the genu and splenium of the corpus callosum and parahippocampal tract bilaterally. White matter ... «Diagnostic Imaging, Jun 15»
8
Tempers flare as Johannesburg residents fight BRT
"The rationale is that there is a lot of jay walking on Louis Botha and we want people to use pedestrian crossings," Siyabonga Genu from the ... «News24, Jun 15»
9
Expensive Valuation Of Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock Cautioned …
In a report published on Tuesday, Canaccord Genuity warned the investor community on expensive valuation of Amazon.com, Inc. «Bidness ETC, Jun 15»
10
Aquarius: EW review
Anthony fails to suggest genu- ine depth or menace. When a stoned Manson looks to camera and bellows, “That acid kicking in yet? «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»

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