English Dictionary

meniscus

IPA（発音記号）

/mə.ˈnɪs.kəs/

名詞

A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it. / (optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.

日本語の意味

三日月：三日月の形状（弦形）を持つ物体。 / 光学におけるレンズ：一方が凸、他方が凹の形状を持ち、断面が三日月状となっているレンズ。

The archaeologist recovered a small bronze meniscus pendant from the tomb, its curved shape glowing faintly in the candlelight.

考古学者は墓から小さな青銅の三日月形のペンダントを回収し、その曲線がろうそくの光でかすかに輝いていた。

意味（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.

意味（2）

(optics) A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.

意味（3）

The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.

意味（4）

(anatomy) Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.

meniscuses （ plural ）

menisci （ plural ）