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Meaning of "cuneus" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CUNEUS

From Latin cuneus wedge.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CUNEUS

ˈkjuːnɪəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUNEUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cuneus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CUNEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cuneus

The cuneus is a smaller lobe in the occipital lobe of the brain. The cuneus is bounded anteriorly by the parieto-occipital sulcus, inferiorly by the calcarine sulcus. The cuneus receives visual information from the contralateral superior retina representing the inferior visual field. It is most known for its involvement in basic visual processing. Pyramidal cells in the visual cortex of the cuneus, project to extrastriate cortices. The mid-level visual processing that occurs in the extrastriate projection fields of the cuneus are modulated by extraretinal effects, like attention, working memory, and reward expectation. In addition to its traditional role as a site for basic visual processing, gray matter volume in the cuneus is associated with better inhibitory control in bipolar depression patients. Pathologic gamblers have higher activity in the dorsal visual processing stream including the cuneus relative to controls.

Definition of cuneus in the English dictionary

The definition of cuneus in the dictionary is a small wedge-shaped area of the cerebral cortex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUNEUS

aeneous · aeneus · arsenious · carneous · corneous · eburneous · genius · heterogeneous · homogeneous · impecunious · inhomogeneous · miscellaneous · nonhomogeneous · overingenious · pecunious · pergameneous · ruthenious · selenious · splenius · ustilagineous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUNEUS

cunctator · cunctatory · cundum · cundy · cuneal · cuneate · cuneately · cuneatic · cuneiform · Cuneo · cunette · cunjevoi · cunner · cunnilinctus · cunnilingus · cunning · Cunningham · Cunninghame Graham · cunningly · cunningness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUNEUS

aureus · calcaneus · Deus · Idomeneus · Linnaeus · Morpheus · nucleus · Odysseus · Orpheus · Peneus · peroneus · Perseus · Piraeus · Prometheus · Proteus · Reus · Thaddeus · Thadeus · Theseus · Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of cuneus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cuneus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUNEUS

Find out the translation of cuneus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cuneus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuneus» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

楔叶
1,325 millions of speakers
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cuneus
570 millions of speakers
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English

cuneus
510 millions of speakers
hi

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कीलक
380 millions of speakers
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cuneus
280 millions of speakers
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cuneus
278 millions of speakers
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cuneus
270 millions of speakers
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cuneus
260 millions of speakers
fr

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cunéus
220 millions of speakers
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Cuneus
190 millions of speakers
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cuneus
180 millions of speakers
ja

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楔状部
130 millions of speakers
ko

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cuneus
85 millions of speakers
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Cuneus
85 millions of speakers
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cuneus
80 millions of speakers
ta

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cuneus
75 millions of speakers
mr

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क्यूनस
75 millions of speakers
tr

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cuneus
70 millions of speakers
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cuneus
65 millions of speakers
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cuneus
50 millions of speakers
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cuneus
40 millions of speakers
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cuneus
30 millions of speakers
el

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cuneus
15 millions of speakers
af

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cuneus
14 millions of speakers
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cuneus
10 millions of speakers
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cuneus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cuneus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUNEUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cuneus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUNEUS»

Discover the use of cuneus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuneus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roman Battle Tactics 109BC-AD313
The cunei in the battle against Boudicca may therefore have been the individual cohorts or centuries in very close order (cf the legionary array in Plates D/E). Vegetius says that late Roman soldiers nicknamed the cuneus the 'pig's head' ( caput ...
Ross Cowan, 2007
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Fiber Pathways of the Brain
“The occipital transverse fascicle of the cuneus (the transverse stratum of the cuneus of Sachs) connects the cuneus to the convexity of the occipital lobe and to its inferior lateral aspect. Its fibers originate . . . from the superior lip of the calcarine ...
Jeremy D. Schmahmann, Deepak Pandya, 2009
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The American Journal of Psychology
Occipital Lobe. ( Corrected.) Left. Right. Total exposed surface, 1660.5 sq. mm. 1302. sq. Exposed surface of cuneus, 608. sq. mm. 412. sq. mm. Limiting sunken surface, 1957.2 sq. mm. 1847.7 sq. mm. Included sunken surface, 928. sq. mm.
Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener, Karl M. Dallenbach, 1891
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Language and History in the Early Germanic World
What is described here is occasionally illustrated in practice in reports of specific encounters between the Roman and Germanic armies. It need not always be the case that a cuneus was made up of warriors from a kindred, since in large-scale ...
D. H. Green, 2000
5
American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North ...
Front wings without cuneus, many veins; head narrower than pronotum; pale colors; length: 5.5-14 — (6) Rhopalidae Front wings without cuneus, many veins; head about as wide as pronotum; length: 10-18 — (5) Alydidae Front wings without ...
Ross H. Arnett, Jr., 2000
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Functional Connectivity of Affective Face Processing ...
agglomerated the superior cuneus, medial lingual, and inferior cuneus regions in both autism and controls but the classification of inferior cuneus and medial lingual regions differed between autism and controls with medial lingual being ...
Daniel Joseph Kelley, 2008
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The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
To find now the attraction of the whole right-angled cuneus on a body at A in the direction ab. — Since the force of each section is ss by what is above said, therefore the force of all the sections, the number of them being ab or a, is ass = s . ab .
Charles Hutton, George Shaw, Richard Pearson, 1809
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1776-1780: 1776-1880
To find now the attraction of the whole right-angled cuneus on a body at A in the direction AB. — Since the force of each section is ss by what is above said, therefore the force of all the sections, the number of them being AB or a, is ass = s .
Royal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, George Shaw, 1809
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Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-century England: ...
... cumpayne II 25 cuneum vehcg II 19 cuneum weg II 20 cuneus com 1 227 412 cuneus coing 1 421 cuneus coyn 1 227 cuneus grase chevüe 1 228 cuneus grase fcivile 1 228 cuneus grosse chevüe 1 228 cuneus Jcivil II 161 cuniculi chunicgs ...
Tony Hunt, 1991
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The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
As likewise the doctrine of percussion (on which depends that of the cuneus or wedge, with many other speculations of a like kind) : and that of resilition or rebounding, which (as appears by a short specimen formerly printed in Numb.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUNEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuneus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Modifications of the endosomal compartment in peripheral blood …
... (4) posterior cingulate; (5) precuneus; (6) occipital cortex, by grouping the calcarine cortex, occipital cortex and cuneus; (7) temporal cortex, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
'Achoo reflex' is caused by brain's sensitivity to brightness, expert …
... lights, photic sneezers had a 'generally enhanced excitability' and increased brain activity in the visual cortex, particularly in the cuneus. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Childhood trauma, midbrain activation and psychotic symptoms in …
Between-group differences in brain activation to fearful faces were limited to decreased activation in the BPD group in the right cuneus. «Nature.com, May 15»
4
The oldest known complaint letter
'Cuneus' means 'wedge', while 'form' means 'shape', so cuneiform was a series of wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, using a blunt reed as ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
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“Potential biomarker that could predict”? – caveats about psychiatric …
Two regions, the right insula, and the left cuneus lit up the most. Dr. Friedman said the results fit with other brain imaging studies, and as a ... «HealthNewsReview.org, Jan 15»
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Wordplay: David Astle
Its name derives from cuneus in Latin, or wedge, a nod to the symbols' strong triangular patterning, a symptom of writing with a sliced bulrush. «Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 14»
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The Psychological Comforts of Storytelling
The script is shaped triangularly (cuneus means “wedge” in Latin) and the alphabet consists of more than 100 letters. It is used to write in ... «The Atlantic, Nov 14»
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In autism, brain shows unusual thinning throughout life
Faster, slower: The left cuneus (dark pink), a section of the cortex involved in visual processing, thins more quickly in adolescents with autism ... «SFARI News, Jun 14»
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Book Review: 'The Ark Before Noah' by Irving Finkel
Originating in Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq) around 3500 B.C. and so named from the Latin cuneus, meaning "wedge," it consists of ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»
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Brain Wave Control Could Improve Vision
In addition, the researchers have been able to map where the alpha waves originate: The cuneus, which is located in the area of the brain that ... «Photonics.com, Apr 14»
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