cuneal

[ kyoo-nee-uhl ]

adjective

1. wedgelike; wedge-shaped.

ˈcuneal

/ ˈkjuːnɪəl /

adjective

1. wedge-shaped; cuneiform

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuneal¹

1570–80; < Latin cune ( us ) a wedge + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cuneal¹

C16: from New Latin cuneālis, from cuneus wedge

Example Sentences

Here the widely scattered heaps and mounds of brick, inscribed with the cuneal characters of Babylon, attest the existence and vast circumference of the mighty capital, of whose dimensions no European city, but the Asiatic cities only, can furnish an adequate idea.

From Project Gutenberg

Cuneal, kū′ne-al, Cuneate, kū′ne-āt, adj. of the form of a wedge.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg