EnglishEspañolFrançaisDeutschItalianoPortuguêsРусский日本語한국어العربيةहिन्दीTürkçe
🔍

Meniscus

noun
Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.nounA crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
2.nounA lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
3.nounThe curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
4.nounEither of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.

Synonyms

sickle moonsemicrescentpeltalunuledog bonehosohedronroseheadmonocularsquirclereticulumtrimetrogonconisphere

Rhymes With

granicusoniscusspheniscus
🔗 Find words with "meniscus" in A2Z Word Finder
The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.
Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters
That email did not go through — please check it and try again.