cuneate

[ kyoo-nee-it, -eyt ]
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adjective
  1. having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.

  2. (of leaves) triangular at the base and tapering to a point.

Origin of cuneate

1
1800–10; <Latin cuneātus, equivalent to cuneā(re) to wedge, secure by wedging, become wedge-shaped + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
  • Also cu·ne·at·ed [kyoo-nee-ey-tid] /ˈkyu niˌeɪ tɪd/ .

Other words from cuneate

  • cu·ne·ate·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for cuneate

cuneate

/ (ˈkjuːnɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /


adjective
  1. wedge-shaped: cuneate leaves are attached at the narrow end

Origin of cuneate

1
C19: from Latin cuneāre to make wedge-shaped, from cuneus a wedge

Derived forms of cuneate

  • cuneately, adverb

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