cruciform
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- adjective
- /ˈkruːsɪfɔːrm/
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en forma de cruz
- After its early beginnings in fifth-century Armenia, the cruciform plan (which Gimbutas regarded as the heir of megalithic lobular models) materialized in European churches.
- cruciform shape
I said how could the techno core AI's know how to tame the cruciform symbiote?
- I said how could the techno core AI's know how to tame the cruciform symbiote?
Examples
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In the 1960s, Phillips introduced Pozidriv just as the patents on the original cruciform shape began running out.
Academic text (2002) -
Diamond, crescent, and cruciform shapes of varicolored hues abound wherever there is a spot.
Academic text (2007) -
The only way to safely open it... is with a specially designed cruciform key.
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If you look, they have cruciform stigmas.
Fiction book (1990) -
Out of focus, behind him, the cruciform sculpture swings round.
Fiction book (1995) -
It still looked very much like a church, the cruciform shape of it intact.
Fiction book (1991) -
The cruciform key that grants the holder access to the Podkova.
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To the left of the window, the same cruciform image is used to integrate the narrow side wall that connects to the main facade.
Academic text (1998) -
Rather than use the cruciform steel columns, they used more economical and lighter hollow tube sections.
Blog text (25) -
The ancient symbol was beautifully depicted in a cruciform pattern on the church’s stained glass windows.
Synonyms
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9.4
Shaped like a cross with two arms that meet in the middle
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2.9
In the shape of a cross with four arms
Surface Forms
Morphology
cruciform = crux (semi-transparent) = cruci + form
The element 'cruci-' ultimately denotes 'cross' but is a Latin combining form not familiar as a standalone English morpheme, while '-form' clearly means 'shape', making the overall structure only partly obvious to learners.
Etymology
Cruciform comes from the Latin root crux meaning 'cross' and the part -form meaning 'shape'. So cruciform simply means 'cross-shaped', which is why we use it for anything that has the shape of a cross.