Associations to the word «Meniscus»
Noun
- Ending
- Johns
- Property
- Ulster
- Maxwell
- Particle
- Stress
- Conducting
- Indicator
- Counter
- Filling
- Pad
- Orlando
- Replacement
- Drop
- Flow
- Shock
- Ana
- Donor
- Rehabilitation
- Remove
- Penn
- Removal
- Cord
- Durham
- Damage
- Liu
- Requiring
- Of
- Stability
- Hopkins
- Disc
- Sheffield
- Probe
- Formation
- Gas
- Rotation
- Plate
- Iowa
- Fusion
- Contributor
- Load
- Reservoir
- Therapy
- Sally
- Output
- Diagnosis
- Bottom
- Phase
- Matrix
- Temperature
- Surgeon
- Wisconsin
- Ion
- Con
- Vein
- Tooth
- Separation
- Orientation
- Monitoring
- Sample
- Dna
- Sion
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.
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