Associations to the word «Cuneus»

Wiktionary

CUNEUS, noun. (anatomy) A portion of the occipital lobe of the human brain, involved in visual processing.
CUNEUS, noun. (architecture) One of a set of wedge-shaped divisions separated by stairways, found in the Ancient Roman theatre and in mediaeval architecture.

Dictionary definition

CUNEUS, noun. Any shape that is triangular in cross section.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats