Associations to the word «Meniscus»
Noun
- Instability
- Angle
- Oscillation
- Cement
- Ping
- Wan
- Attachment
- Traction
- Vanderbilt
- Imaging
- Thickness
- Fluid
- Chevalier
- Solid
- Tube
- Cushion
- Molecule
- Geometry
- Dirk
- Raleigh
- Equation
- Melt
- Mao
- Uni
- Basic
- Bone
- Mayo
- Bubble
- Mercury
- Aperture
- Fiber
- Fig
- Pressure
- Mem
- Ink
- Voltage
- Chromatography
- Newark
- Clinic
- Measurement
- Contact
- Velocity
- Noel
- Plasma
- Shape
- Illinois
- Camera
- Cone
- Friction
- Reconstruction
- Saunders
- Artery
- Displacement
- Schmidt
- Disk
- Remainder
- Tech
- Plateau
- Compression
- Layer
- Mirror
- Radiation
- Diffusion
- Rim
- Diameter
- Needle
- Polymer
- Madison
Adjective
Wiktionary
MENISCUS, noun. A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. [from 17th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. (optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. [from 17th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. [from 19th c.]
MENISCUS, noun. (anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. [from 19th c.]
Dictionary definition
MENISCUS, noun. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint.
MENISCUS, noun. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other.
MENISCUS, noun. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube.
Wise words
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