cruciate

[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]

/ ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

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adjective

shaped like a cross; cross-shaped.

Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard.

Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects.

Origin of cruciate

1675–85; <New Latin cruciātus, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cruciate

cru·ci·ate·ly, adverbpost·cru·ci·ate, adjective

Words nearby cruciate

cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate anastomosis, cruciate ligament, cruciate ligament of knee, cruciate muscle, crucible

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Example sentences from the Web for cruciate

Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cruciate

cruciate

/ (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) /

adjective

shaped or arranged like a crosscruciate petals

noun

informal

short for cruciate ligament
(as modifier)cruciate problems

Derived forms of cruciate

cruciately, adverb

Word Origin for cruciate

C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cruciate

cruciate

[ krōō′shē-āt′ ]

adj.

Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee.

Arranged in or forming a cross, as for a bandage.

Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.

单词	cruciate
释义	cruciate [ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ] / ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cruciate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective shaped like a cross; cross-shaped. Botany. having the form of a cross with equal arms, as the flowers of mustard. Entomology. crossing diagonally when at rest, as the wings of certain insects. Origin of cruciate 1675–85; <New Latin cruciātus, equivalent to Latin cruci- (stem of crux) cross + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM cruciate cru·ci·ate·ly, adverbpost·cru·ci·ate, adjective Words nearby cruciate cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate, cruciate anastomosis, cruciate ligament, cruciate ligament of knee, cruciate muscle, crucible Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cruciate Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for cruciate cruciate / (ˈkruːʃɪɪt, -ˌeɪt) / adjective shaped or arranged like a crosscruciate petals noun informal short for cruciate ligament (as modifier)cruciate problems Derived forms of cruciate cruciately, adverb Word Origin for cruciate C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cruciate rood Medical definitions for cruciate cruciate [ krōō′shē-āt′ ] adj. Having the form of a cross, as in certain ligaments of the knee. Arranged in or forming a cross, as for a bandage. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cruciate

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cruciate

adjective

noun

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Words related to cruciate

Medical definitions for cruciate

adj.