cruciform

[ kroo-suh-fawrm ]

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

noun
  1. a cross.

Origin of cruciform

1
1655–65; <Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -form

Other words from cruciform

  • cru·ci·for·mi·ty, noun
  • cru·ci·form·ly, adverb
  • non·cru·ci·form, adjective
  • non·cru·ci·form·ly, adverb
  • sub·cru·ci·form, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cruciform

cruciform

/ (ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm) /


adjective
  1. shaped like a cross

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

Origin of cruciform

1
C17: from Latin crux cross + -form

Derived forms of cruciform

  • cruciformly, adverb

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