cruciate (redirected from cruciately)

cru·ci·ate  (krsh-t)

adj.

1. Arranged in or forming a cross; cruciform.

2.

a. Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest.

b. Shaped like a cross: the cruciate ligaments of the knee.

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[New Latin crucitus, from Latin crux, cruc-, cross.]

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cruci·ately adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cruciate - shaped like a cross cruciform symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts