MENISCUS


Meaning of MENISCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈnis-kəs ]

noun

( plural me·nis·ci -ˈni-ˌskī, -ˌskē, -ˌsī ; also me·nis·cus·es )

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēniskos, from diminutive of mēnē moon, crescent — more at moon

Date: 1685

1. : a crescent or crescent-shaped body

2. : a concavo-convex lens

3. : the curved upper surface of a column of liquid

4. : a fibrous cartilage within a joint especially of the knee

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