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Definition of "cornu" [cor•nu]

  • A part or structure, such as a bony protuberance, that resembles a horn. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cornu" in a sentence
  • "These projections are not found on the Christian altar, but the word cornu ( "horn") is still maintained to designate the sides or corners of the altar."
  • "Genus name comes from the Latin word cornu meaning horn in reference to the toughness of the wood."
  • "In the receding angle below the chin is the hyoid bone, and the finger can be carried along the bone to the tip of the greater cornu, which is on a level with the angle of the mandible: the greater cornu is most readily appreciated by making pressure on one side, when the cornu of the opposite side will be rendered prominent and can be felt distinctly beneath the skin."