Synonyms for cruciate

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kroo-shee-it, -eyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkru ʃi ɪt, -ˌeɪt

Définition of cruciate

Origin : "cross-shaped," from Modern Latin cruciatus, from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "cross" (see cross (n.)). Obsolete meaning "tormented" is 1530s, from Latin cruciat-, past participle stem of cruciare "cause pain or anguish to," literally "crucify," from crux.

As in crucifix : noun cross

Example sentences :

Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel

Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
Extract from : « Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. » by Alexander Miles

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