cruciform

[ kroo-suh-fawrm ]

/ ˈkru səˌfɔrm /

adjective

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

noun

a cross.

Nearby words

cruciferous, crucificial, crucifix, crucifixion, crucifixion thorn, cruciform, cruciformly, crucify, crucis, cruciverbalist, cruck

Origin of cruciform

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

Related forms

cru·ci·for·mi·ty, nouncru·ci·form·ly, adverbnon·cru·ci·form, adjectivenon·cru·ci·form·ly, adverb

sub·cru·ci·form, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cruciform

The church, which is said to date from the 12th cent., looks as if it had once been cruciform, with a central tower.
Somerset|G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The present St. Sophia, on the contrary, may be regarded as practically the type of the cruciform structure.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
All the ancient cathedral churches of England and Wales are cruciform in plan, except Llandaff.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
The Holy Child is distinguished by a cruciform nimbus, while that of the Virgin is a plain circle.
Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral|George Worley

He confounds the basilica with the cruciform cathedral, and with "the plan of the Roman forum."
Notes and Queries, Number 214, December 3, 1853|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cruciform

cruciform

/ (ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

shaped like a cross

noun

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

Derived Formscruciformly, adverb

Word Origin for cruciform

C17: from Latin crux cross + -form

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Word Origin and History for cruciform

cruciform

adj.

1660s, from Modern Latin cruciformis, from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "stake, cross" (see cross (n.)) + forma "form" (see form (n.)).