What does cuneiform mean in English? Meaning of cuneiform definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "cuneiform": an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
Noun
Meaning: an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and PersiaSynonyms: cuneiformHyponyms: babylonianHypernyms: scriptPronunciation in US: /kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/
Pronunciation in UK: /kjuːˈniːɪfɔːm/
Meaning of "cuneiform": shaped like a wedge
Adjective
Meaning: shaped like a wedgeSynonyms: cuneal
cuneiform
wedge-shapedPronunciation in US: /kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/
Pronunciation in UK: /kjuːˈniːɪfɔːm/
Meaning of "cuneiform": of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)
Adjective
Meaning: of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones)Synonyms: cuneiformPronunciation in US: /kjuːˈni.ə.fɔɹm/
Pronunciation in UK: /kjuːˈniːɪfɔːm/
Adjective: Having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped, especially with a tapered end. 1936, W. Frank Calderon, Animal Painting and Anatomy, page 297 The cuneiform tendon is always sharply defined when the hock is flexed by the action of the muscle. 1952, Aileen Fox, Roman Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum): Excavations in the War-damaged Areas, 1945-1947, page 69 The cuneiform leaf is not the characteristic heart-shaped early form (O. and P., p. 241).1936, W. Frank Calderon, Animal Painting and Anatomy, page 297 The cuneiform tendon is always sharply defined when the hock is flexed by the action of the muscle.1952, Aileen Fox, Roman Exeter (Isca Dumnoniorum): Excavations in the War-damaged Areas, 1945-1947, page 69 The cuneiform leaf is not the characteristic heart-shaped early form (O. and P., p. 241).Written in the cuneiform writing system. 1911, Alvin Sylvester Zerbe, The Antiquity of Hebrew Writing and Literature, page 182 There, too, it was originally the vulgar script in contrast with the official cuneiform script employed for all official documents, compacts, etc. 2000, Jöran Friberg, A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, page ix The text is inscribed on a clay tablet of a very unusual format. The only other known mathematical cuneiform text on a clay tablet of a similar format is also the only previously known Kassite (and therefore post-Old-Babylonian) mathematical cuneiform text.1911, Alvin Sylvester Zerbe, The Antiquity of Hebrew Writing and Literature, page 182 There, too, it was originally the vulgar script in contrast with the official cuneiform script employed for all official documents, compacts, etc.2000, Jöran Friberg, A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, page ix The text is inscribed on a clay tablet of a very unusual format. The only other known mathematical cuneiform text on a clay tablet of a similar format is also the only previously known Kassite (and therefore post-Old-Babylonian) mathematical cuneiform text.Synonyms:
print, handwriting, script, chirography, hand, scrawl, scribble, autograph, calligraphy, shorthand, hieroglyphics, longhand, manuscription, script, cuneal writing, curiology, hieroglyphics, ideography, phonographic writing, runes, symbolical writing, symbology,
