having the form of a wedge; wedge-shaped.

composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.

written in cuneiform characters

cuneiform inscription.

Anatomy . noting or pertaining to any of various wedge-shaped bones, as of the tarsus.

cuneiform characters or writing.

a cuneiform bone.