MENISCUS


Meaning of MENISCUS in English

mə̇ˈniskəs noun

( plural menis·ci -iˌskī, -iˌsī ; also meniscus·es )

Usage: often attributive

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

1. : a crescent or crescent-shaped body : a crescent moon

2. : a fibrocartilage within a joint especially of the knee

3. : a concavo-convex lens ; especially : one of true crescent-shaped section

4. : the curved upper surface of a liquid column that is concave when the containing walls are wetted by the liquid and convex when not

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