cuneiform: Meaning and Definition of

cu•ne•i•form

1. having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
2. composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
3. written in cuneiform characters: cuneiform inscription.
4. noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus.

1. cuneiform characters or writing.
2. a cuneiform bone.