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English Dictionary: meniscus by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meniscus
n
  1. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
    Synonym(s): meniscus, semilunar cartilage
  2. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
  3. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[c6]), E.
      {Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. [?], dim. of mh`nh the moon.]
      1. A crescent.
  
      2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
  
      3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;
            esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some
            parts of the vertebral column of birds.
  
      {Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}.
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