cruciform

[ kroo-suh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. being in the shape of a cross; cross-shaped.

noun

1. a cross.

cruciform

/ ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. shaped like a cross

noun

1. a geometric curve, shaped like a cross, that has four similar branches asymptotic to two mutually perpendicular pairs of lines. Equation: x ² y ² – a ² x ² – a ² y ² = 0, where x = y = ± a are the four lines

Derived Forms

• ˈcruciˌformly, adverb

Other Words From

• cruci·formi·ty noun
• cruci·formly adverb
• non·cruci·form adjective
• non·cruci·formly adverb
• sub·cruci·form adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cruciform¹

1655–65; < Latin cruci- (stem of crux ) cross + -form

Word History and Origins

Origin of cruciform¹

C17: from Latin crux cross + -form

Example Sentences

Leigh’s version employs a cruciform bust of a woman instead.

From Los Angeles Times

One cruciform platform is aptly called the Blender.

From New York Times

The couple soon moved to an 1823 Regency Gothic cruciform house in Wiltshire that had four wings, two of which became showrooms that began drawing the attention of London dealers.

From New York Times

Around 2016, she went symmetrical, most impressively with a series of cruciform compositions defined by right-angled bands of slightly jarring colors radiating into the paintings’ corners.

From New York Times

Her naked body was found in woodland at Nacton seven days later, deliberately "posed" in a "cruciform" shape with arms outstretched.

From BBC