cuneus
Meanings
noun
- A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
- A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
- One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.
Word forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.
Derived words
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