name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cornu
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name
Meaning 2
A surname from French.
French mathematician Marie Alfred Cornu (1841–1902).
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Usage: attributive
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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- Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis
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Synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis
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noun
Meaning 4
A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.
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noun
Meaning 5
(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.