单词 | cuneiform |
释义 | cuneiform /kyooh nee"euh fawrm', kyooh"nee euh-/, adj. 1. having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped. 2. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others. 3. written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription. 4. Anat. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus. n. 5. cuneiform characters or writing. 6. a cuneiform bone. Also, cuniform. [1670-80; < L cune(us) a wedge + -I- + -FORM] |
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