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cruciform

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cru·ci·form  (krs-fôrm)
adj.
Shaped like a cross; cruciate.
[Latin crux, cruc-, cross + -form.]
cruci·form n.
cruci·formly adv.
cruciform [ˈkruːsɪˌfɔːm]
adj
shaped like a cross
n
(Mathematics) a geometric curve, shaped like a cross, that has four similar branches asymptotic to two mutually perpendicular pairs of lines. Equation:x2y2 - a2x2 - a2y2 = 0, where x = y = ± a are the four lines.
[from Latin crux cross + -form]
cruciformly  adv
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Adj.1.cruciform - shaped like a cross
cruciate
symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
Translations
cruciform [ˈkruːsɪfɔːm] ADJ → cruciforme
cruciform
adj → kreuzförmig


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