meniscus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
meniscus
n.
lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other (Optics); crescent or crescent-shaped body; disk of cartilage that cushions between the ends of two bones (Anatomy); curvature of the upper surface of liquid which is caused by surface tension
Meniscus
The
meniscus (plural:
menisci, from the
Greek for "
crescent") is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the surface of the container or another object, caused by
surface tension. It can be either
convex or concave, depending on the liquid and the surface.
meniscus
Noun
1. a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point
(hypernym) cartilage, gristle
meniscus (de)
n.
meniscus
Meniscus
(n.)
An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.
(n.)
A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
(n.)
A crescent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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