Plural of meniscus
regular plural
The plural of meniscus is meniscuses or menisci.
Forms of meniscus
| Singular | meniscus /məˈnɪs.kəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | meniscuses menisci |
| Countable | countable |
Meniscuses and menisci in a sentence
- One time he got so weak in the knees for a female version of himself that he tore both of his meniscuses.2016, Lucky Bag [yearbook], U.S. Naval Academy, page 612. From the entry doppelbanger
Meaning of meniscus
- noun A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
- noun A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.
- noun The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
Questions about the plural of meniscus
- What is the plural of meniscus?
- The plural of meniscus is meniscuses or menisci.
- Which is correct, meniscuses or menisci?
- Both are used. menisci is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is meniscus countable?
- Meniscus is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: meniscus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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