Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,899,337,655 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

cuneiform
(redirected from Cuneiform script)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
cuneiform /cu·ne·i·form/ (ku-ne´ĭ-form) wedge-shaped.
cu·ne·i·form (kyn--fôrm, ky-n-)
adj.
1. Wedge-shaped.
2. Of, relating to, or being a wedge-shaped bone or cartilage.
n.
A wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three such bones of the foot.
cuneiform
[kyo̅o̅nē′əfôrm′]
Etymology: L, cuneus, wedge, forma
1  adj, (of bone and cartilage) wedge-shaped.
2  n, bone of the foot between the navicular and metatarsals.
cuneiform [ku-ne´ĭ-form]
wedge-shaped; applied particularly to three of the tarsal bones of the foot. See anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.
cuneiform
1. wedge-shaped.
2. the first, second and third tarsal bones.
cuneiform process
processes of the arytenoid cartilage in dogs, or the epiglottic cartilages of horses.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
Written in cuneiform script on a baked clay cylinder, the charter recounts his treatment of the Babylonians following his defeat of their empire in 539 BC.
Tomb of Cyrus the Great to be restored by Asian News International
However the best evidence he can offer is one of the museum's priceless clay tablets with cuneiform script - a planting list from a Babylonian king's garden, which includes onions, shallots and garlic.
Myth world: ancient Babylon visits Britain by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
A The Great Epic of Gilgamesh, some 1,500 years older than the poetry of Homer, is a collection of Sumerian legends immortalized in Akkadian cuneiform script on 12 clay tablets.
Damrosch, David. The buried book; the loss and rediscovery of the ... by Levitov, Francine / Kliatt
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.