cuneus

English Thesaurus

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	triangle, trigon, trilateral,
definition	:	a three-sided polygon (noun.shape)

derivation	:	force, squeeze, wedge,
definition	:	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)

derivation	:	force, squeeze, wedge,
definition	:	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)