noun
Meaning 1
A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
meniscus
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /məˈnɪs.kəs/
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UK, US: /mɛˈnɪs.kəs/
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rhymes with -ɪskəs
noun
Meaning 2
A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, optics, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 3
The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
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noun
Meaning 4
Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: surface
noun
Meaning 6
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lens, lense, lens system
noun
Meaning 7
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: semilunar cartilage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cartilage, gristle
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh1-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh1n̥s Proto-Hellenic *méns Ancient Greek μείς (meís) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos) English meniscus From Ancient Greek μηνίσκος (mēnískos, “crescent”), from μήνη (mḗnē, “moon”). Piecewise doublet of moonish.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: мени́скус (menískus) — the curved surface of liquids
- Catalan: menisc — the curved surface of liquids
- Chinese Mandarin: 彎月面 /弯月面 (wānyuèmiàn) — the curved surface of liquids
- Finnish: meniski — the curved surface of liquids
- Finnish: kaareva pinta — the curved surface of liquids
- French: ménisque — the curved surface of liquids
- German: Meniskus — the curved surface of liquids
- Italian: menisco — the curved surface of liquids
- Latvian: menisks — the curved surface of liquids
- Māori: mata kōpapa — the curved surface of liquids
- Persian: خمودگی سطح مایع — the curved surface of liquids
- Polish: menisk — the curved surface of liquids
- Portuguese: menisco — the curved surface of liquids
- Russian: мени́ск (menísk) — the curved surface of liquids
- Spanish: menisco — the curved surface of liquids
- Ukrainian: мені́ск (menísk) — the curved surface of liquids
- Finnish: puolikuu — a crescent
- French: ménisque — a crescent
- Russian: мени́ск (menísk) — a crescent
- Arabic: هِلَالَة (hilāla) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Belarusian: мені́ск (mjenísk) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Bulgarian: мени́скус (menískus) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Catalan: menisc — either of two parts of the human knee
- Chinese Mandarin: 半月板 (bànyuèbǎn) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Czech: meniskus — either of two parts of the human knee
- Finnish: nivelkierukka — either of two parts of the human knee
- French: ménisque — either of two parts of the human knee
- German: Meniskus — either of two parts of the human knee
- Italian: menisco — either of two parts of the human knee
- Japanese: 半月板 (hangetsuban) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Korean: 반달연골 (bandaryeon'gol) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Latvian: menisks — either of two parts of the human knee
- Polish: łękotka — either of two parts of the human knee
- Portuguese: menisco — either of two parts of the human knee
- Russian: мени́ск (menísk) — either of two parts of the human knee
- Spanish: menisco — either of two parts of the human knee
- Swedish: menisk — either of two parts of the human knee
- Turkish: menisküs — either of two parts of the human knee
- Ukrainian: мені́ск (menísk) — either of two parts of the human knee