'Diverging meniscus' definitions:

Definition of 'Diverging meniscus'

From: GCIDE
  • Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[imac]), E. Meniscuses. [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the moon.]
  • 1. A crescent. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. [1913 Webster]
  • Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens. [1913 Webster]