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

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