MENISCUS


Meaning of MENISCUS in English

n. (pl. menisci)

1. Physics the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube.

2 a lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other.

3 Math. a crescent-shaped figure.

Derivatives:

meniscoid adj.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk meniskos crescent, dimin. of mene moon

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.