CUNEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cuneus mean? 

• CUNEUS (noun)
  The noun CUNEUS has 1 sense:

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section

  Familiarity information: CUNEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUNEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any shape that is triangular in cross section

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

cuneus; wedge; wedge shape

Hypernyms ("cuneus" is a kind of...):

triangle; trigon; trilateral (a three-sided polygon)

 Context examples 

A long deep groove with an internal and external portion in the cerebral cortex creating a boundary between the parietal lobe and cuneus.

(Parieto-Occipital Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)

The longer vertical portion of the parieto-occipital fissure, a deep groove, on the medial surface of the cerebral cortex extending from the hippocampal gyrus and separating the precuneus and cuneus as well as the occipital and parietal lobes.

(Internal Parieto-Occipital Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)