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meniscuses

meniscuses is the plural of meniscus.

Meaning of meniscus

Noun

meniscus (plural meniscuses or menisci)

  1. A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
    • And from Crabbe's own forehead sweat dripped or gathered into a kind of meniscus to be scooped off.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 554
  2. A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
  3. The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
  4. Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.

Questions about meniscuses

What is meniscuses the plural of?
Meniscuses is the plural of meniscus.

Words near meniscuses in the dictionary

  1. meniscotomy
  2. meniscous
  3. meniscus
  4. meniscus midge
  5. meniscus midges
  6. meniscuses
  7. menisperine
  8. menispermaceous
  9. menispermic acid
  10. menispermin
  11. menispermina

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