how to pronounce meniscus

/məˈnɪs.kəs/

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meniscus is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of meniscus

noun:

The curved surface of liquids in tubes, whether concave or convex, caused by the surface tension of the liquid.
A crescent moon, or an object shaped like it.
Either of two parts of the human knee that provide structural integrity to the knee when it undergoes tension and torsion.
A lens which is convex on one side and concave on the other, being crescent-shaped in cross-section.

meniscus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word meniscus occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics meniscus can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that meniscus can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;