Meniscus

[mi'niskәs]

Definition

(noun.) (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube.

(noun.) (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other.

(noun.) (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint.

Edited by Antony--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A crescent.

(n.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.

(n.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.

Inputed by Darlene

Definition

n. a crescent or a new moon: a lens hollow on one side and bulging on the other.—adjs. Menis′cal; Menis′cate; Menis′ciform; Menis′coid.

Typed by Jolin