For example (using dollars as our currency), a $1,000 loan with a fixed rate of interest of 5% per annum, means that if the loan amount were to be paid off in 12 months, the total amount the borrower would pay back would be $1050.
Definitions for knee jerk. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word knee jerk. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: knee jerk, knee-jerk reflex, patellar reflex(noun) a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon. Knee jerk(n.) emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their reactions to events. Chaldean Numerology. The numerical value of knee jerk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9.
Knee flexion is the bending of the knee to bring the foot toward the posterior thigh, and extension is the straightening of the knee. Flexion and extension movements are seen at the hinge, condyloid, saddle, and ball-and-socket joints of the limbs (see [link]a-d).