human knee
- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən niː/
:
rodilla humana
- During the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the patient's human knee to ensure proper alignment.
Examples
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Now let's see what author, speaker, trainer, and renowned biomechanics expert Bill DeSimone has to say about leg extension machines, their usage, and the human knee.
Blog text (27) -
The human knee is essential for walking and running, providing stability and support.
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The human knee is a crappy design.
Blog text (28) -
This is exactly how a human knee would look and look at the shin bone, how it protrudes.
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If I'd had any idea that human knees were designed to bang repeatedly into hard rock, I got reeducated.
Fiction book (2001) -
Over the past decade, he has developed a series of anatomical and comprehensive mathematical models of the human knee joint to predict its response under dynamic loading conditions.
Academic text (2004) -
Athletes often need to strengthen their human knees to prevent injuries during strenuous activities.
Synonyms
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1.0
A joint where the thigh meets the lower leg
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2.3
The place where the thigh meets the lower leg, protected by a kneecap
The knee joint where the thigh bone meets the shin bones, protected by the kneecap
The joint at the knee that lets the leg bend
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'human knee' is a straightforward nominal composition: 'human' (pertaining to people) modifies 'knee' (the joint), so the meaning is literally the knee of a person. This is a transparent, cross-linguistically common anatomical description that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.
Etymology
Human knee is named for what it does: the knee is the joint that bends like a small door hinge between the thigh and the lower leg. Long ago people used words that meant 'bend' or 'joint' for this part of the body, and that picture explains why human knee today means the bend in the leg that supports your weight and lets you walk.