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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

   "Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis"

2. 2
   (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape wordnet
3. 3
   A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from French.
2. 2
   A surname from French.; French mathematician Marie Alfred Cornu (1841–1902). attributive

Synonyms

All synonyms

choanainfundibulumpelvis

Example

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"Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

Related phrases

Cornu depolarizerCornu spiral

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