meniscus
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meniscus
- /məˈnɪs.kəs/ UK, US
- /mɛˈnɪs.kəs/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪskəs
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μηνίσκος (mēnískos, “crescent”), from μήνη (mḗnē, “moon”). Piecewise doublet of moonish.
noun meniscuses · menisci
- A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. And from Crabbe's own forehead sweat dripped or gathered into a kind of meniscus to be scooped off.
- A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
- The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
- Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.
Translations
Talk about this word "meniscus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meniscus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. meniscus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meniscus "meniscus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meniscus.Cite this
@misc{meniscus_2026,
title = {meniscus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meniscus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
