crescent-shaped body
1Crescent — For other uses, see Crescent (disambiguation). An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed …
2Crescent 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… …
3Meniscus — 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… …
4lunula — 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… …
5meniscus — 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… …
6meniscus — /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… …
7me|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… …
8lunule — 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) …
9meniscus — 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… …
10meniscus — 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… …
