Definition of knee Knee
/niĖ/ - [nee] - knee
We found 26 definitions of knee from 9 different sources.
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What does knee mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: knees |
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| knee - hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella | ||
| knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genu | ||
| ginglymoid joint, ginglymus, hinge joint a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane | ||
| leg (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack | ||
| kneecap, kneepan, patella type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets | ||
| musculus articularis genus the articular muscle of the knee | ||
| knee - the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee | ||
| cloth covering a covering made of cloth | ||
| knee - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | ||
| stifle | ||
| articulatio, articulation, joint the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | ||
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Wiktionary 
- knee (Noun)
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. - knee (Noun)
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint , corresponding to the wrist in humans. - knee (Noun)
The part of a garment that covers the knee. - knee (Noun)
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. - knee (Noun)
An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy. - knee (Noun)
Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line, "the knee of a graph", an inflection point. - knee (Noun)
A blow made with the knee; a kneeing. - knee (Verb)
To kneel to. - knee (Verb)
To poke or strike with the knee.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- knee (n.)
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. - knee (n.)
The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh and leg. - knee (n.)
In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man. - knee (n.)
A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. - knee (n.)
A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy. - knee (v. t.)
To supplicate by kneeling.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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knee
In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg. -
knee
To go down on one or both knees.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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knee
nÄ, n. the joint between the thigh and shin bones: a piece of timber or metal like a bent knee: (Shak.) a genuflection.āv.t. (Shak.) to kneel to, to go over on one's knees.ān.pl. Kneeā²-breechā²es, breeches extending to just below the knee, as in court-dress.ān. Kneeā²-cap, the bone above the protuberance of the knee: a cap or strong covering for the knees, used chiefly for horses, to save their knees in case of a fall.ān.pl. Kneeā²-cords, knee-breeches of corduroy.āadjs. Kneeā²-crookā²ing, obsequious: fawning; Kneed, having knees: (bot.) having angular joints like the knee; Kneeā²-deep, rising to the knees: sunk to the knees; Kneeā²-high, rising or reaching to the knees.āns. Kneeā²-hollā²y, butcher's broom: Kneeā²-joint, a joint with two pieces at an angle, so as to be very tight when pressed into a straight line; Kneeā²-pan, a flat, round bone on the front of the knee-joint; Kneeā²-piece, or -raftā²er, an angular piece of timber strengthening a joint where two roof-timbers meet: any defensive appliance covering the knee; Kneeā²-stop, -swell, a lever worked by the performer's knee, for regulating the wind-supply of a reed-organ, &c.; Kneeā²-timā²ber, timber bent into a shape suitable for a knee in shipbuilding, &c.; Kneeā²-tribā²ute (Milt.), the homage of kneeling.āGive, or Offer, a knee, to act as second or bottle-holder in a fight, the principal resting on the second's knee during the pauses between the rounds. [A.S. cneĆ³w, cneĆ³; Ger. knie, L. genu, Gr. gonu.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āļø
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knee
courbe, a crooked piece of timber, having two branches, or arms, and generally used to connect the beams of a ship with her sides or timbers.The branches of the knees form an angle of greater or smaller extent, according to the mutual situation of the pieces which they are designed to unite. One branch is securely bolted to one of the deck-beams, whilst the other is in the same manner attached to a corresponding timber in the shipās side, as represented by E in the MIDSHIP-FRAME, plate VII.Besides the great utility of knees in connecting the beams and timbers into one compact frame, they contribute greatly to the strength and solidity of the ship, in the different parts of her frame to which they are bolted, and thereby enable, her, with greater firmness, to resist the effects of a turbulent sea.In fixing of these pieces, it is occasionally necessary to give an oblique direction to the vertical, or side-branch, in order to avoid the range of an adjacent gun-port, or, because the knee may be so shaped as to require this disposition; it being sometimes difficult to procure so great a variety of knees as may be necessary in the construction of a number of ships of war.In France, the scarcity of these pieces has obliged their shipwrights frequently to form their knees of iron. -
knee
of the head, poulaine, a large flat piece of timber, fixed edgways upon the fore-part of a shipās stem, and supporting the ornamental figure or image, placed under the bowsprit. See the article HEAD.The knee of the head, which may properly be defined a continuation of the stem, as being prolonged from the stem forwards, is extremely broad at the upper-part, and accordingly composed of several pieces united into one, Y Y, plate I. PIECES of the HULL. It is let into the head, and secured to the shipās bows by strong knees fixed horizontally upon both, and called the cheeks of the head, Z Z, plate IV. fig. 10. The heel of it is scarfed to the upper end of the fore-foot, and it is fastened to the stem above by a knee, called a standard, expressed by &, in plate I. PIECES of the HULL.Besides supporting the figure of the head, this piece is otherwise useful, as serving to secure the boom, or bumkin, by which the fore-tack is extended to windward; and, by its great breadth, preventing the ship from falling to leeward, when close-hauled, so much as she would otherwise do. It also affords a greater security to the bowsprit, by increasing the angle of the bob-stay, so as to make it act more perpendicularly on the bowsprit.The knee of the head is a phrase peculiar to shipwrights; as this piece is always called the cut-water by seamen, if we except a few, who affecting to be wiser than their brethren, have adopted this expression probably on the presumption that the other is a cant phrase, or vulgarism. It appears a material part of the province of this work to call the several articles contained therein by their proper names, and to reject those which are spurious, however sanctified by the authority of official dulness, or seconded by the adoption of dignified ignorance. Accordingly we cannot help observing, that when a term of art has been established from time immemorial, and besides being highly expressive, produces the testimony of foreign nations[36] to its propriety, nothing more certainly betrays a superficial understanding, than the attempt to change it, without being able to assign the shadow of a reason for this alteration. For although knee of the head, being invariably used by the artificers, is of course explained in this work as a term of naval architecture, wherein practice has indeed rendered it natural and intelligible; it is nevertheless very rarely used by seamen, especially in common discourse, unless when it is intended to impress the hearer with an idea of the speakerās superior judgment.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book āµ
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knee
Naturally grown timber, or bars of iron, bent to a right angle, or to fit the surfaces, and to secure bodies firmly together, as hanging knees secure the deck-beams to the sides. They are divided into hanging-knees, diagonal hanging-knees, lodging-knees or deck-beam knees, transom-knees, helm-post transom-knees, wing transom-knees (which see).
Wikipedia 
- The knee is the joint that links the upper and lower bones of the leg, which are called the femur and the tibia.
