ALL meanings of meniscus
me·nis·cus
M m - noun meniscus surface of a liquid 1
- noun plural meniscus a crescent or a crescent-shaped body. 1
- noun plural meniscus the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface tension. 1
- noun plural meniscus Optics. a lens with a crescent-shaped section; a concavo-convex or convexo-concave lens. 1
- noun plural meniscus Anatomy. a disk of cartilage between the articulating ends of the bones in a joint. 1
- noun meniscus The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube. 1
- noun meniscus A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. 0
- noun meniscus (optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section. 0
- noun meniscus The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid. 0
- noun meniscus (anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion. 0
- noun meniscus the curved upper surface of a liquid standing in a tube, produced by the surface tension 0
- noun meniscus a crescent or half-moon-shaped body or design 0
- noun meniscus a crescent-shaped fibrous cartilage between the bones at certain joints, esp at the knee 0
- noun meniscus a crescent-shaped lens; a concavo-convex or convexo-concave lens 0
- noun meniscus a crescent or crescent-shaped thing 0
- noun meniscus a lens convex on one side and concave on the other 0
- noun meniscus fibrous cartilage within a joint, esp. of the knee 0
- noun meniscus the curved upper surface of a column of liquid: as a result of capillarity it is concave when the walls of the container strongly attract the liquid, as is the case with water, and it is convex when the liquid is more strongly attracted to itself, as is the case with mercury 0