Cruciform

Word CRUCIFORM
Character 9
Hyphenation cru ci form
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Cruciform"

What do we mean by cruciform?

Shaped like a cross; cruciate. adjective

Cross-shaped; cruciate; disposed in the form of a cross: as, in anatomy, the cruciform ligament of the atlas.

Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross. adjective

Having the shape of a cross. adjective

Shaped like a cross adjective

A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.

Any emblem in the shape of a cross.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cruciform

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The word "cruciform" in example sentences

The hermetically sealed compartment had the equipment mounted in cruciform bays, with the chemical batteries protecting the radio and guidance equipment mounted at the centre. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In recent times Strzygowski has maintained that both views are incorrect, and that the extended sanctuary, or in other words the cruciform church, was already common in the early ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

In the artistic monuments the so-called cruciform nimbus around Our ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Inside the circle, between the central stone and the east side of the ring, is what is described as a cruciform grave with three cells under a low tumulus. ❋ Unknown (1908)

I especially like the bit about being "cruciform" and asking "how are we to be clothed in God's mercy here?" ❋ Mike L (2007)

There is Father Lenar Hoyt, whose story is The Priest’s Tale, about the Catholic world and existence of the parasite known as the cruciform which can reincarnate life. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Porcine circovirus replication probably involves a "melting pot" rather than "cruciform" rolling-circle mechanism. ❋ Daniel Dory Florence Faurez (2009)

The slim plots and the faculty members with the exception of a guest appearance by Gwyneth Paltrow have been dropped, leaving only the pupils to prance around on a cruciform stage, singing familiar pop songs and waving their cordless mikes like ice-cream cornets. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The crude cruciform "Antique Jenny" 2009-11 marks its place like an ancient headstone. ❋ Lance Esplund (2011)

The intimacy of their tender ministrations is underlined by the close alignment of the three figures' heads and the cruciform configuration of the maid's and Sebastian's hands. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ruthie almost dancing in the exstacy of release and maniacal laughter, whips her head back as if it was pulled back by another force, her arched back, and trust forward breasts create a cruciform silhouette behind the flames. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The cruciform reassurance of what Ginny's body was saying, what Low couldn't yet see. ❋ Christopher Cocca (2011)

The National Park Service's small but evocative permanent exhibition in the house's basement recalls these achievements, and the airy, light-filled villa itself, in its intricate, symmetrical cruciform plan, seems an embodiment of Hamilton's logical, complex, elegant mind. ❋ Myron Magnet (2011)

Watched as he pulled off her elastic, tipped back his head, and held his arms out cruciform, an angular scarecrow in a scrim of skirling snow. ❋ L. Lee Lowe (2009)

This is clearly intended because he falls with his arms outstretched in the cruciform pattern when he dies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When, early in his career, Palermo relinquishes the rectangle for surfaces such as the circle, triangle, cruciform, totem pole and even the interior walls of buildings—which feel at times like acts ofdefiance—he gives up more than he gains. ❋ Lance Esplund (2011)

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What does cruciform mean?

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