cuneus

[ kyoo-nee-uhs ]

noun

, plural cu·ne·i [kyoo, -nee-ahy].

1. Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
2. Entomology. a wedge-shaped segment of the corium of certain hemipterous insects.

cuneus

/ ˈkjuːnɪəs /

noun

1. a small wedge-shaped area of the cerebral cortex

Other Words From

• sub·cune·us noun plural subcunei

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuneus¹

< Latin: wedge

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuneus¹

C19: from Latin cuneus wedge

Example Sentences

This elucubration was called: "Triplici nodo triplex cuneus," which probably means "A triple pry for the triple knot."

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In the year 1748 a Dutch experimenter named Cuneus thought he would try to electrify water.

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Unwittingly Cuneus had invented what became known thereafter as a Leyden jar, Leyden being the town in which he lived.

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One Cuneus and a monk named Kleist each claimed the honor of original invention of the condenser.

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Cuneus, and others, have also calculated the capacity of the ark.

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