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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
2. 2
   any shape that is triangular in cross section wordnet
3. 3
   A wedge-shaped section of the forewing of certain heteropteran bugs.
4. 4
   One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

Synonyms

All synonyms

wedgewedgewedge shape

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cuneus. Doublet of coign and coin.

Related phrases

ancient romeoccipital lobe

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