Definitions for cuneus

cuneus cu·ne·us

Spelling: [kyoo-nee-uh s]
IPA: /ˈkyu ni əs/

Cuneus is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in cuneus (censuu).

Definitions for cuneus

noun

  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.

Origin of cuneus

Latin: wedge

Examples for cuneus

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

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

The ancient formation of the wedge (cuneus) was not, however, altogether abandoned, whether for horse or foot.

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

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