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cornu
[ kawr-noo, -nyoo ]
noun
, Anatomy, Zoology.
, plural cor·nu·a [kawr, -noo-, uh, -nyoo-, uh].
- an anatomical structure, especially a bony part, that resembles a horn.
cornu
/ ˈkɔːnjuː /
noun
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈcornual, adjective
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Other Words From
- cornu·al adjective
- sub·cornu·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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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.
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Among these, we recognized specimens of the cornu-ammonis, and the maderpore, with some other species.
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M. Cornu's object was to make a varnish which would prevent reflection from the back of a photographic plate on to the film.
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He wanted money to defray the wedding expenses, and resolved to work on the fears of an old usurer, a M. Cornu, of Lyons.
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The anterior cornu or free part of the first branchial arch is much the largest of the three structures.
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