Cruciform

Cruciform
Cruciform Cru"ci*form (kr?"s?-f?rm), a. [L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.] Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross. [1913 Webster]

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  • cruciform — 1660s, from Mod.L. cruciformis, from L. crux (gen. crucis) stake, cross (see CROSS (Cf. cross)) + forma form (see FORM (Cf. form)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • cruciform — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the shape of a cross …   English terms dictionary

  • cruciform — [kro͞o′sə fôrm΄] adj. [< L crux, CROSS + FORM] cross shaped cruciformly adv …   English World dictionary

  • Cruciform — For the resurrection device/parasite at the Hyperion Cantos see Cruciform (Hyperion Cantos). Cruciform means having the shape of a cross or Christian cross. Contents 1 Cruciform architectural plan 2 Cruciform DNA 3 Cruciform joint …   Wikipedia

  • cruciform — [[t]kru͟ːsɪfɔː(r)m[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A cruciform building or object is shaped like a cross. [FORMAL] ...a cruciform tower …   English dictionary

  • cruciform — adjective Etymology: Latin cruc , crux + English form Date: 1661 forming or arranged in a cross • cruciform noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cruciform — A body shaped like a cross when viewed from the front. Normally missiles are cruciform shaped. Front view of an air toair missile …   Aviation dictionary

  • Cruciform passage grave — Cruciform passage graves describe a complex example of prehistoric passage grave found in Ireland, west Wales and Orkney and built during the later Neolithic, from around 3500 BC and later. They are distinguished by a long passage leading to a… …   Wikipedia

  • cruciform structure — cruciform structure. См. крестообразная структура [ДНК]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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