cuneiform
Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end.
Other meanings
Written in the cuneiform writing system.
Synonyms
- wedge-shaped
Related words
- ectocuneiform
- entocuneiform
- intercuneiform
- mesocuneiform
- noncuneiform
- protocuneiform
- cuneiformly
- precuneiform
- cuneiformlike
Word history
From Latin "cuneus" (wedge).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cuneiform” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.