crista

[ kris-tuh ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

, plural cris·tae [kris, -tee].

1. a crest or ridge.

crista

/ ˈkrɪstə /

noun

1. biology a structure resembling a ridge or crest, such as that formed by folding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion

crista

/ krĭs′tə /

, Plural cristae krĭs′tē

1. Any of the folds of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion.
2. See more at mitochondrion

Word History and Origins

Origin of crista¹

1840–50; < Latin: a crest, tuft, comb

Word History and Origins

Origin of crista¹

C20: from Latin: crest

Example Sentences

Crista Cowan, the corporate genealogist of Find a Grave’s parent company Ancestry.com, told me that much of the information gathered for the site’s online memorials are from funeral home websites and public obituaries.

From Slate

“Crista was just so welcoming and so sweet toward everybody and welcoming of everybody’s personality and gender identity,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

The weekly Collage Club classes are led and created by artist Crista Quintos and have become a chill activity that helps people in Los Angeles unwind, bond with others while in a creative flow and reimagine how meditation can take shape in their lives.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman, Crista Alfaiate, and the men, Carloto Cotta and João Nunes Monteiro, are actors playing actors.

From Los Angeles Times

“Renaming the property Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ lets people know that it’s a sacred place; it’s a place for our Native people,” Crista Ray, a board member of the Sinkyone Council, said in the statement.

From New York Times