What is MENISCUS? The departure from a flat surface where a liquid meets a solid, due to surface tension. The effect can be seen clearly through the wall of a glass tube. The surface of water in air rises up the wall of the tube, while that of mercury is depressed, SIGHT-FEED LUBRICATOR.
An abandoned mud-covered scooter is found during the draining of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, France Charles Platiau/Reuters
The flood waters did not rush into Paris, creating great waves and washing people away; they rose gradually over a period of 10 days, then sank again over 35 days. â¦ Many people were flooded out, several houses crumbled slowly; but there were no deaths directly caused by the flooding. 3 people found this useful.