Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CUNEIFORM, CUNIFORM

a.[L., a wedge, and form. ] Having the shape or form of a wedge.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CUNEIFORM; CUNIFORM

Cu *ne "i *form (k-n "-frm ), Cu "ni *form (k "n-frm ), a. Etym: [L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F. cunei-forme. See Coin. ]

 

1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.

 

2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them. "A cuneiform scholar. " Rawlinson.

 

CUNEIFORM; CUNIFORM

CUNEIFORM; CUNIFORM Cu *ne "i *form, Cu "ni *form, n.

 

1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. I. Taylor (The Alphabet ).

 

2. (Anat. ) (a ) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform,respectively. (b ) One of the carpal bones usually articulating wich the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cuneiform

cu ne i form |kyo͞oˈnēəˌfôrm, ˈkyo͞on (ē )ə- ˈkjunəˌfɔ (ə )rm | ▶adjective denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets: a cuneiform inscription. • Anatomy denoting three bones of the tarsus (ankle ) between the navicular bone and the metatarsals. • chiefly Biology wedge-shaped: the eggs are cuneiform. ▶noun cuneiform writing. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

cuneiform

cuneiform |ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm, kjuːˈneɪɪfɔːm | ▶adjective 1 denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly on clay tablets: a cuneiform inscription. 2 Anatomy denoting three bones of the tarsus (ankle ) between the navicular bone and the metatarsals. 3 chiefly Biology wedge-shaped: the eggs are cuneiform. ▶noun [ mass noun ] cuneiform writing. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French cunéiforme or modern Latin cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus ‘wedge ’.

 

French Dictionary

cunéiforme

cunéiforme adj. adjectif Qui a la forme d ’un coin. : Une écriture cunéiforme.

 

Spanish Dictionary

cuneiforme

cuneiforme adjetivo 1 Que tiene forma de cuña :pétalos cuneiformes; hojas cuneiformes .2 [escritura antigua ] Que representa los caracteres y las palabras con símbolos en forma de cuñas y clavos :la escritura cuneiforme era propia de la antigua civilización sumeria .3 De esta escritura o relacionado con ella :aunque han sobrevivido muchos más textos cuneiformes, las muestras de la literatura mesopotámica resultan menos variadas y ricas que las egipcias .4 adjetivo /nombre masculino anat [hueso ] Que forma parte del conjunto de tres huesos cortos situados en el pie, en la parte central del tarso, que se articulan con el escafoides y con los metatarsianos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cuneiform

cu ne i form /kjúːnɪfɔ̀ː r m /名詞 U 形容詞 1 楔形 （せつけい ）書字 (法 )(の ), くさび形文字 (の ) 〘古代オリエントで使用 〙.2 くさび形 (の ).3 〘解剖 〙くさび状骨 (の ).