cuneus

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

wedge shape

cuneate lobe

Etimologie (Engels)

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

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