meniscus

məˈnɪskəs

menisci

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Definition of meniscus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

science

TECH.

the curved surface of liquid in a tube

TECH.

The meniscus in the test tube was concave.

arc

curvature

knee anatomy

TECH.

cartilage in the knee joint

TECH.

He injured his meniscus during the game.

cartilage

crescent

fibrocartilage

crescent shape

Rare

crescent moon or crescent-shaped object

Rare

The sculpture had a meniscus design.

arc

crescent

optics lens

TECH.

lens convex on one side concave on the other

TECH.

The telescope used a meniscus for clarity.

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Images of meniscus

the curved surface of liquid in a tube
crescent moon or crescent-shaped object
lens convex on one side concave on the other

Origin of meniscus

Greek, mēniskos (crescent)

Terms with meniscus included in their meaning

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Maksutov telescope

astronomy

type of reflecting telescope with a meniscus corrector

meniscal

adj.

medical

related to the meniscus in the knee joint

meniscectomy

medical

surgical removal of all or part of a meniscus in the knee

Examples of meniscus in a sentence

Reading the meniscus correctly is crucial in experiments.
The doctor examined the torn meniscus.
A damaged meniscus can cause knee pain.
The meniscus of the moon was visible at dawn.
She admired the meniscus shape of the ancient artifact.
The camera lens was designed with a meniscus for better focus.

A meniscus is often used in high-quality optical instruments.

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French:ménisque, ménisque du genou, ...
German:Meniskus, Halbmond, ...
Italian:menisco, lente menisco, ...
Spanish:menisco, media luna, ...
Portuguese:menisco, crescente, ...
Chinese:液面弯曲, 半月板, ...
Japanese:メニスカス, 半月板, ...
Arabic:سَطْح مُقَوَّس, غُضْرُوف هِلالِي, ...
Hebrew:מְנִיסְקוּס, סַהַר, ...
Russian:мениск, полумесяц, ...
Ukrainian:меніск, півмісяць, ...
Hindi:मेनीस्कस, मेनिस्कस, ...
Bengali:মেনিস্কাস, অর্ধচন্দ্র, ...
Catalan:menisc, mitja lluna, ...
Czech:meniskus, poloměsíčitá chrupavka, ...
Danish:menisk, ...
Dutch:meniscus, halvemaan, ...
Greek:καμπύλη, μηνίσκος, ...
Hungarian:meniszkusz, porcgyűrű, ...
Khmer:ផ្ទៃរាវកោងក្នុងបំពង់, ឆ្អឹងខ្ចីមេនីស្កូស, ...
Korean:액면, 반월판, ...
Persian:سطح مقعر مایع, مینیسک, ...
Polish:menisk, łąkotka, ...
Portuguese (BR):menisco, meia-lua, ...
Romanian:menisc, semilună, ...
Swedish:menisk, menisklins, ...
Thai:พื้นผิวโค้ง, หมอนรองกระดูกเข่า, ...
Turkish:menisküs, hilal, ...
Vietnamese:bề mặt cong, sụn chêm, ...

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Definition of meniscus - Reverso English Dictionary

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