What is the meaning of Cuniform?

  • (n.) The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions.
  • (n.) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.
  • (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.
  • (a.) Pertaining to or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters or the inscriptions in them.
  • (n.) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first, second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal or ectocuniform, mesocuniform, and entocuniform, respectively.
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APAWebster's. (2011). Cuniform. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/cuniform/definitions/1993704
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "Cuniform" http://smartdefine.org/cuniform/definitions/1993704 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, Cuniform, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/cuniform/definitions/1993704>.
MLAWebster's. "Cuniform" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/cuniform/definitions/1993704>