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View synonyms for cruciate
cruciate
[ kroo-shee-it, -eyt ]
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.
cruciate
/ ˈkruːʃɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /
adjective
- shaped or arranged like a cross
cruciate petals
noun
- informal.
- short for cruciate ligament
- ( as modifier )
cruciate problems
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Derived Forms
- ˈcruciately, adverb
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Other Words From
- cruci·ate·ly adverb
- post·cruci·ate adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cruciate1
C17: from New Latin cruciātus, from Latin crux cross
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Example Sentences
That action puts a stress in the anterior cruciate ligament.
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Cruciato-complicatus: folded crosswise: incumbent wings when the inner margins overlap; not well distinguished from cruciate.
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It may even slip past the condyle and into the intercondyloid notch, and come to lie against the cruciate ligaments.
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Each pileated piece of the skeleton has four equal, cruciate, triangular meshes.
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The lateral branches of the styles are usually very numerous and regularly cruciate in alternating opposite pairs.
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