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Synonyms for knee-cap

Most common

patella scutum kneepan rotula

All synonyms

Noun

1. Patella — the flat, roundish bone in the knee

patella, kneepan, scutum, rotula

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The flat, roundish bone in the knee.

Related words

Other spellings
kneecap

Forms

Plural
knee-caps → patellae, kneepans, scutums, rotulae…

Example sentences

  • patella The flat, dish-shaped bone in front of the knee joint is called the patella.

By length

6 letters
scutum, rotula
7 letters
patella3, kneepan

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patella3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
rotule