Crux (redirected from South cross)

Crux  (krks, krks)

n.

See Southern Cross.

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crux  (krks, krks)

n. pl. crux·es or cru·ces (krsz)

1. The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of the matter; the crux of an argument.

2. A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem.

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[Probably short for Medieval Latin crux (interpretum), torment (of interpreters), from Latin crux, cross.]

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crux [krʌks]

n pl cruxes, cruces [ˈkruːsiːz]

1. a vital or decisive stage, point, etc. (often in the phrase the crux of the matter)

2. a baffling problem or difficulty

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch

4. (History / Heraldry) a rare word for cross

[from Latin: cross]

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Crux [krʌks]

n Latin genitive Crucis [ˈkruːsɪs]

(Astronomy) the more formal name for the Southern Cross

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crux - Originated as a reference to a real cross and its association with torment and trouble.

See also related terms for torment.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Crux - a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus Crux Australis, Southern Cross Alpha Crucis - the brightest star in the Southern Cross Beta Crucis - the second brightest star in the Southern Cross Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way System - the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
	2.	crux - the most important point crux of the matter alpha and omega - the basic meaning of something; the crucial part point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

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crux

noun crucial point, heart, core, essence, nub, decisive point He said the crux of the matter was economic policy.

Translations

crux [krʌks] N (cruxes or cruces (pl)) [ˈkruːsiːz] the crux of the matter → lo esencial or el meollo or el quid del asunto

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crux [ˈkrʌks] n → essentiel m
That's the crux of the matter → C'est l'essentiel.
the crux of the problem → l'essentiel du problème

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crux

n (of matter, problem) → Kern m; this is the crux (of the matter) → das ist der springende Punkt

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crux [krʌks] n

a. the crux of the matter → il nocciolo della questione

b. (Mountaineering) → passaggio chiave

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crux

n crux [kraks]

a difficult or essential point That is the crux of the matter. kern عُقدَه، صُلْب الموضوع، النُقطة الحاسِمـه трудност potíž; jádro věci centralt punkt; afgørende punkt der springende Punkt ουσία, επίμαχο σημείο lo esencial tuum اصل مطلب؛ موضوع مشکل ydin noeud, point crucial עִיקָר הַבְּעָיה समस्या का महत्वपूर्ण अंग srž bökkenő bagian penting höfuðatriði nodo, punto cruciale 一番重要な点 가장 중요한 점 esmė lietas būtība pokok persoalan kernpunt vanskelig punkt, det springende punkt sedno busílis esenţă; punct crucial главный вопрос jadro jedro srž problema krux, svårighet, springande punkt ปัญหายุ่งยาก esas/can alıcı nokta 癥結，關鍵 важке питання; суть عقده، مشكل معامل‍ہ vấn đề nan giải 难事，关键