Meaning

1 senses

  1. The kneecap; the patella.

More definitions
  • a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint

Origin

From knee + pan.

From knee + pan.

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Forms

plural: kneepans
Singularkneepan
Pluralkneepans

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint:patellakneecap

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kneeA1kneecapkneelB2knellknickers
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