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Meniscus has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

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

3

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

4

A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cartilage lens surface
Rhyming Words
cus icus hocus ascus secus ulcus oecus focus ancus locus arcus fucus lycus vicus lacus dacus cocus orcus mucus ficus
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