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

Derived Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of cruciform

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