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1. (n.) meniscus
a crescent or a crescent-shaped body.
2. meniscus
the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface tension.
3. meniscus
a concavo-convex or convexo-concave lens.
4. meniscus
a wedge of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in certain joints.
Etymology: (1685–95; < NL < Gk mēnískos crescent, dim. of mēnē moon)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) meniscus, semilunar cartilage
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
2. (noun) meniscus
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
3. (noun) meniscus
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) meniscus
a crescent
2. (noun) meniscus
a lens convex on one side and concave on the other
3. (noun) meniscus
an interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds
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