"cuneus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cunei [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|cuneus}} Latin cuneus, {{doublet|en|coign|coin}} Doublet of coign and coin Head templates: {{en-noun|cunei}} cuneus (plural cunei)
  1. (neuroanatomy) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy Translations (portion of the occipital lobe): cuña [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cuneus-en-noun-iiIza2nc Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 48 41 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences Disambiguation of 'portion of the occipital lobe': 93 3 4
  2. (entomology) A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs. Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (entomology: section of forewing): kuneus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cuneus-en-noun-sZ07MGxQ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 48 41 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'entomology: section of forewing': 3 77 20
  3. (architecture) One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-cuneus-en-noun-cK2TGB16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 48 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 19 35 7 24 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 26 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 38 52 Topics: architecture

Inflected forms

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