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1. meniscus

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

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  • meniscus (English)
  • μηνίσκος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • μήνη (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

2. meniscus

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

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  • meniscus (English)
  • μηνίσκος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • μήνη (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

3. meniscus

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

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  • meniscus (English)
  • μηνίσκος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
  • μήνη (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
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