cuneus

[ kyoo-nee-uhs ]

/ ˈkyu ni əs /

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noun, plural cu·ne·i

[kyoo-nee-ahy]. /ˈkyu niˌaɪ/.

Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.

Entomology. a wedge-shaped segment of the corium of certain hemipterous insects.

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Origin of cuneus

<Latin: wedge

OTHER WORDS FROM cuneus

sub·cu·ne·us, noun, plural sub·cu·ne·i.

Words nearby cuneus

cuneatic, cuneiform, cuneiformist, Cunene, Cuneo, cuneus, Cunha, cuniculus, cunjevoi, cunner, cunnilingus

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How to use cuneus in a sentence

This elucubration was called: "Triplici nodo triplex cuneus," which probably means "A triple pry for the triple knot."
The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell
In the year 1748 a Dutch experimenter named Cuneus thought he would try to electrify water.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
Unwittingly Cuneus had invented what became known thereafter as a Leyden jar, Leyden being the town in which he lived.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
One Cuneus and a monk named Kleist each claimed the honor of original invention of the condenser.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899|Various

Cuneus, and others, have also calculated the capacity of the ark.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts

British Dictionary definitions for cuneus

cuneus

/ (ˈkjuːnɪəs) /

noun

a small wedge-shaped area of the cerebral cortex

Word Origin for cuneus

C19: from Latin cuneus wedge

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