meniscus curvature
1Meniscus corrector — Albert Bouwers 1941 catadioptric telescope with a concentric meniscus corrector A meniscus corrector is a negative meniscus lens that is used to correct spherical aberration in image forming optical systems such as catadioptric telescopes. They… …
2meniscus — 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… …
3meniscus lens — a crescent shaped lens with one concave surface and one convex; the surfaces have different degrees of curvature. See concavoconvex l. and convexoconcave l …
4meniscus sign — the radioscopic appearance of a crescentic shadow made by the crater of a gastric ulcer: when the convexity of the crescent points outward the ulcer is on the lesser curvature; when the convexity points downward the ulcer is distal to the angular …
5meniscus — me·nis·cus || mɪ nɪskÉ™s n. lens that is convex on one side and concave on the other (Optics); crescent or crescent shaped body; disk of cartilage that cushions between the ends of two bones (Anatomy); curvature of the upper surface of liquid …
6meniscus — 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… …
7meniscus — /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… …
8Spinal curvature — Classification and external resources Different regions (curvatures) of the vertebral column ICD 10 M …
9Lens (optics) — For other uses, see Lens. A lens. Lenses can be used to focus light. A lens is an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which tra …
10fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
