crescent-shaped body

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• Crescent — For other uses, see Crescent (disambiguation). An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed …   Wikipedia

• Crescent spot — Spot Spot (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit} to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.] 1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• lunula — 1. [NA] The pale arched area at the proximal portion of the nail plate. 2. A small semilunar structure. [L. dim. of luna, moon] azure l. of nails bluish nonblanching discoloration of the lunulae of all the fingernails in hepatolenticular… …   Medical dictionary

• meniscus — meniscoid /mi nis koyd/, adj. /mi nis keuhs/, n., pl. menisci / nis uy, nis kuy, kee/, meniscuses. 1. a crescent or a crescent shaped body. 2. the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface… …   Universalium

• meniscus — /məˈnɪskəs / (say muh niskuhs) noun (plural menisci /məˈnɪsaɪ/ (say muh nisuy)) 1. a crescent or crescent shaped body. 2. a lens with a crescent shaped section. 3. the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which… …  

• me|nis|cus — «muh NIHS kuhs», noun, plural nis|cus|es, nis|ci « NIHS y». 1. Physics. the curved upper surface of a column of liquid, caused by capillarity. It is concave when the walls of the container are moistened, convex when they are dry. »Most liquids… …   Useful english dictionary

• lunule — noun Etymology: New Latin lunula, from Latin, crescent shaped ornament, from diminutive of luna moon Date: 1828 a crescent shaped body part or marking (as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• meniscus — noun (plural menisci; also meniscuses) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēniskos, from diminutive of mēnē moon, crescent more at moon Date: 1685 1. a crescent or crescent shaped body 2. a concavo convex lens 3. the curved upper surface of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• meniscus — me•nis•cus [[t]mɪˈnɪs kəs[/t]] n. pl. nis•ci [[t] ˈnɪs aɪ, ˈnɪs kaɪ, ki[/t]] nis•cus•es 1) a crescent or a crescent shaped body 2) phs the convex or concave upper surface of a column of liquid, the curvature of which is caused by surface tension… …   From formal English to slang

• meniscus — crescent shaped body, 1690s in reference to lenses, c.1812 in reference to liquid surfaces, Mod.L. meniscus, from Gk. meniskos lunar crescent, dim. of mene moon (see MOON (Cf. moon) (n.)). Related: Meniscoid …   Etymology dictionary