meniscus
noun /məˈnɪskəs/
/məˈnɪskəs/
(plural menisci
/məˈnɪsaɪ/
/məˈnɪsaɪ/
)- (physics
) the curved surface of a liquid in a tube物理 (液柱的)弯月面 - (anatomy
) a thin layer of cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, for example the knee解剖学 (膝关节等的)半月板
词源late 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek mēniskos ‘crescent’, diminutive of mēnē ‘moon’.