cuneiform
[ kyoo-nee-uh-fawrm, kyoo-nee-uh- ]
/ kyuˈni əˌfɔrm, ˈkyu ni ə- /
adjective
having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription.
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus.
noun
cuneiform characters or writing.
a cuneiform bone.
Words nearby cuneiform
cuneal, cuneate, cuneate fasciculus, cuneate nucleus, cuneatic, cuneiform, cuneiform bone, cuneiform cartilage, cuneiformist, cunene, cuneo
Also cuniform.
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British Dictionary definitions for cuneiform
cuneiform
/ (ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm) /
adjective
Also: cuneal wedge-shaped
of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc
of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed
of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones
noun
cuneiform characters or writing
any one of the three tarsal bones
Word Origin for cuneiform
C17: probably from Old French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus wedge
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Medicine definitions for cuneiform
cuneiform
[ kyōō′nē-ə-fôrm′, kyōō-nē′- ]
adj.
Wedge-shaped.
Of, relating to, or being a wedge-shaped bone or cartilage.
n.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones of the foot.
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