cruciform

American  

[kroo-suh-fawrm] / ˈkru səˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. being in the shape of a cross; cross-shaped.

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noun

1. a cross.

cruciform British  

/ ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a cross

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noun

1. a geometric curve, shaped like a cross, that has four similar branches asymptotic to two mutually perpendicular pairs of lines. Equation: x ² y ² – a ² x ² – a ² y ² = 0, where x = y = ± a are the four lines

Other Word Forms

• cruciformity noun
• cruciformly adverb
• noncruciform adjective
• noncruciformly adverb
• subcruciform adjective

Etymology

Origin of cruciform

1655–65; < Latin cruci- (stem of crux ) cross + -form

Example Sentences

Leigh’s version employs a cruciform bust of a woman instead.

From Los Angeles Times

One cruciform platform is aptly called the Blender.

From New York Times

The couple soon moved to an 1823 Regency Gothic cruciform house in Wiltshire that had four wings, two of which became showrooms that began drawing the attention of London dealers.

From New York Times

Around 2016, she went symmetrical, most impressively with a series of cruciform compositions defined by right-angled bands of slightly jarring colors radiating into the paintings’ corners.

From New York Times

The cruciform brick church, with a large circular window over its entrance, sits in a quiet church graveyard shaded by enormous live oaks and magnolias.

From Washington Post