knee vs articulation

articulation vs knee

knee and articulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knee	Yes	No	No	No
articulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, articulation is a hypernym of knee; that is, articulation is a word with a broader meaning than knee:

knee: joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
articulation: (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Other hypernyms of knee include articulatio, joint.

knee (noun)	articulation (noun)
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee	the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee	(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella	the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
	expressing in coherent verbal form
	the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

Difference between knee and articulation

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