me·nis·cus
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Audio Help [-nis-ahy, -nis-kahy, -kee] Pronunciation Key, -nis·cus·es. | 1. | a crescent or a crescent-shaped body. |
| 2. | the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface tension. |
| 3. | Optics. a lens with a crescent-shaped section; a concavo-convex or convexo-concave lens. |
| 4. | Anatomy. a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint. |
[Origin: 1685–95; < NL < Gk ménískos crescent, dim. of m
né moon
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me·nis·cus
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(click for larger image in new window) n. pl. me·nis·ci (-nĭs'ī, -kī, -kē) or me·nis·cus·es
[New Latin, from Greek mēniskos, diminutive of mēnē, moon, month; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.] me·nis'cal (-kəl), me·nis'cate' (-kāt'), me·nis'coid' (-koid'), men'is·coi'dal (měn'ĭs-koid'l) adj. |
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meniscus
"crescent-shaped body," 1693 in ref. to lenses, c.1812 in ref. to liquid surfaces, Mod.L. meniscus, from Gk. meniskos "lunar crescent," dim. of mene "moon."
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| meniscus | |
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| 1. | (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint |
| 2. | (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other |
| 3. | (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube |
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meniscus
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(click for larger image in new window) Plural menisci (mə-nĭs'ī, -kī, -kē) or meniscuses
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Meniscus
Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a. Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be different. See Meniscus.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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