cuneiform

cuneiform
[ˈkjuːnɪfɔːm, kjuːˈneɪɪfɔːm]
adjective
  1. denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets
    （与）楔形文字（有关）的
    a cuneiform inscription.
    楔形文字碑铭。
    ■(Anatomy)denoting three bones of the tarsus (ankle) between the navicular bone and the metatarsals
    (剖)楔骨的；楔状软骨的
    ■(chiefly Biology)wedge-shaped
    (主生)楔形的，楔状的
    the eggs are cuneiform.
    这些卵是楔形的。
noun
  1. [mass noun]cuneiform writing
    楔形文字
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from French cunéiforme or modern Lat-in cuneiformis, from Latin cuneus 'wedge'
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