cuneal
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cu·ne·al
(kyo͞o′nē-əl)adj.
Wedge-shaped.
[New Latin cuneālis, from Latin cuneus, wedge.]
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cuneal
(ˈkjuːnɪəl)adj
wedge-shaped; cuneiform
[C16: from New Latin cuneālis, from cuneus wedge]
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cu•ne•al
(ˈkyu ni əl)adj.
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
[1570–80; < Latin cune(us) a wedge + -al1]
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