'Meniscus' definitions:
Definition of 'meniscus'
(from WordNet)
noun
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint [syn: meniscus, semilunar cartilage]
noun
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
noun
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Definition of '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]
Synonyms of 'meniscus'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- achromatic lens,
- astigmatic lens,
- burning glass,
- camera,
- coated lens,
- concave lens,
- concavo-convex lens,
- condenser,
- convex lens,
- crescent,
- crescent moon,
- eyeglass,
- eyepiece,
- glass,
- half-moon,
- hand lens,
- horseshoe,
- lens,
- lunula,
- lunule,
- magnifier,
- magnifying glass,
- object glass,
- objective,
- objective prism,
- ocular,
- prism,
- reader,
- reading glass,
- scythe,
- semicircle,
- sickle,
- telephoto lens,
- toric lens,
- varifocal lens,
- zoom lens