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cornu

[ kawr-noo, -nyoo ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural cor·nu·a [kawr, -noo-, uh, -nyoo-, uh].
  1. an anatomical structure, especially a bony part, that resembles a horn.


cornu

/ ˈkɔːnjuː /

noun

  1. anatomy a part or structure resembling a horn or having a hornlike pattern, such as a cross section of the grey matter of the spinal cord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcornual, adjective
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Other Words From

  • cornu·al adjective
  • sub·cornu·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cornu1

First recorded in 1685–95; from Latin: horn; akin to Greek kéras ( cerat- ), krāníon cranium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cornu1

C17: from Latin: a horn
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Example Sentences

At its endowment Henry laid on the altar the famous "cornu eburneum," now lost.

Among these, we recognized specimens of the cornu-ammonis, and the maderpore, with some other species.

M. Cornu's object was to make a varnish which would prevent reflection from the back of a photographic plate on to the film.

He wanted money to defray the wedding expenses, and resolved to work on the fears of an old usurer, a M. Cornu, of Lyons.

The anterior cornu or free part of the first branchial arch is much the largest of the three structures.

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