Most liquids wet glass, and therefore have a concave meniscus (W. N. Jones).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lem|nis|cus — «lehm NIHS kuhs», noun, plural nis|ci « NIHS y». Anatomy. a band of nerve fibers in the mesencephalon. ╂[< New Latin lemniscus < Latin lēmniscus a hanging ribbon < Greek lēmnískos] … Useful english dictionary
cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… … English syllables
nis — ac·ti·nis·tia; ae·pi·or·nis; ae·py·or·nis; ag·a·li·nis; ag·a·por·nis; al·bi·nis·tic; anach·ro·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·tic; an·tag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly; ap·a·tor·nis; ar·chae·or·nis; ar·gyn·nis; ban·nis·ter; bap·tor·nis; ca·nis; cap·ri·cor·nis;… … English syllables
lemniscus — lem·nis·cus … English syllables
meniscus — me·nis·cus … English syllables
palaeoniscus — palaeo·nis·cus … English syllables
spheniscus — sphe·nis·cus … English syllables
Meniscus — The word meniscus comes from the Greek and refers to a crescent shaped structure. Today a meniscus is something that is shaped like a crescent moon or a croissant pastry. A meniscus can be an anatomic feature. For example, the medial meniscus of… … Medical dictionary
lemniscus — A bundle of nerve fibers ascending from sensory relay nuclei to the thalamus. SYN: fillet (1). [L. from G. lemniskos, ribbon or fillet] acoustic l. SYN: lateral l.. auditory l. SYN … Medical dictionary
me — me·men·to; me·mo·ri·al·ist; me·mo·ri·al·iza·tion; me·mo·ri·al·ize; me·mo·ri·al·ly; me·mo·ria; me·nac·can·ite; me·na·do·nese; me·nag·er·ie; me·nag·er·ist; me·nai·on; me·naph·thone; me·nat; me·nav·e·lings; me·ne·hu·ne; me·nel; me·ne·vian;… … English syllables
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