Definitions for meniscus

Overview of noun meniscus

The noun meniscus has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. meniscus, semilunar cartilage

((anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint)

2. meniscus

((optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other)

3. meniscus

((physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube)