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cuneus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
cuneus
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.

noun

A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.

noun

One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.

Inflected Forms

cunei (plural)

Derived Forms

precuneus

Synonyms

wedge wedge shape

Questions

What does cuneus mean?
A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
Where does cuneus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.

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