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Any shape that is triangular in cross section
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cuneus
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Cuneus is a genus of foraminifera in the Rotaliida found in Upper Cretaceous ( Coniacian ) to Paleocene marine sediments throughout the boreal regions. The test is pyramidal in form, triserial throughout, with a triangular section, and may be slightly twisted. ...
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n. any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn: wedge , wedge shape ]
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n. 1 (context anatomy English) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing. 2 (context architecture English) One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Rome theatre and in mediaeval ...
Usage examples of cuneus.
I think every seat in every cuneus and every maenianum of the amphitheater was filled.
They filled every cuneus and maenianum of the amphitheater, from the best seats up to the hard ledges of the highest tier.
I think every seat in every cuneus and every maenianum of the amphitheater was filled.
Out of this figure were made two remarkable forms of Battle, the Cuneus and Forceps, or the sheare and wedge battles, each made of half a Rhombus, and but differenced by position.