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
- 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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