Word Meaning

Meaning of cuniform

- Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See Arrowheaded.
- Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped characters, or the inscriptions in them.
- The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions.
- 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.
- One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.