cuneiform
1. cu.ne.i.form \kyu.-'ne--*-.fo.rm, 'kyu:-n(e-)*-.\ aj [prob. fr. F cune`iforme, fr. MF, fr. L cuneus + MF -iforme]-iform 1: having the shape of a wedge 2: composed of or written in wedge-shaped characters {~ alphabet> 2. cuneiform n 1: cuneiform writing 2: a cuneiform part; specif : a cuneiform bone or cartilage