Hyphenation of meniscus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word meniscus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

menis-cus

Definitions of meniscus:

1.	(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
2.	(optics) a lens that is concave on one side and convex on the other
3.	(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube

Synonyms of meniscus:

noun	cartilage, gristle

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.