meniscus
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
Types & categories
- cartilage hypernym
Related & opposite
- anatomy domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
Types & categories
- lens hypernym
Related & opposite
- optics domain topic
Sense 3 noun
(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube
Types & categories
- surface hypernym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | anatomy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cartilage |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | optics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lens |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | surface |