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meniscus (n.)
"crescent-shaped body," 1690s in reference to lenses, c. 1812 in reference to liquid surfaces, Modern Latin
meniscus
, from Greek
meniskos
"lunar crescent," diminutive of
mene
"moon" (see
moon
(n.)). Related:
Meniscoid
.
