Thesaurus: meniscus

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1. n. A crescent.
2. n. A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
3. n. An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.
4. n. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
5. n. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
6. n. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
7. 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.
8. n:100 n. (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint n. (optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other n. (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube