cuneiform (redirected from cuneiform process)

cu·ne·i·form  (kyn--fôrm, ky-n-)

adj.

1. Wedge-shaped.

2.

a. Being a character or characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian writing.

b. Relating to, composed in, or using such characters.

3. Anatomy Of, relating to, or being a wedge-shaped bone or cartilage.

n.

1. Writing typified by the use of characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements.

2. Anatomy A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones in the tarsus of the foot.

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[Latin cuneus, wedge + -form.]

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cuneiform [ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm]

adj

1. Also cuneal wedge-shaped

2. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) of, relating to, or denoting the wedge-shaped characters employed in the writing of several ancient languages of Mesopotamia and Persia, esp Sumerian, Babylonian, etc.

3. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) of or relating to a tablet in which this script is employed

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of or relating to any of the three tarsal bones

n

1. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) cuneiform characters or writing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any one of the three tarsal bones

[probably from Old French cunéiforme, from Latin cuneus wedge]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cuneiform - an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia script - a particular orthography or writing system Babylonian - the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written
Adj.	1.	cuneiform - shaped like a wedge                   cuneal, wedge-shaped
	2.	cuneiform - of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones) anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

Translations

cuneiform [ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm] ADJ → cuneiforme

cuneiform

adj → keilförmig; characters, inscription → in Keilschrift; cuneiform writing → Keilschrift f

n → Keilschrift f

cuneiform [ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm] adj & n → cuneiforme (m)

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cuneiform [ˈkjuːnɪˌfɔːm] adj & n → cuneiforme (m)