adj
Meaning 1
Having the shape of a cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cross-shaped, cruciate, X-shaped
Antonyms: noncruciform
Standard Lemma guide
cruciform
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/ˈkɹuːsɪfɔː(ɹ)m/
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noun
Meaning 2
A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
shaped like a cross
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cruciate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin crux (“cross”) + -iform.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: صَلِيبِيّ (ṣalībiyy) — having the shape of a cross
- Bulgarian: кръстовиден (krǎstoviden) — having the shape of a cross
- Catalan: cruciforme — having the shape of a cross
- Chinese Mandarin: 十字形的 (shízìxíngde) — having the shape of a cross
- Dutch: kruisvormig — having the shape of a cross
- Esperanto: krucoforma — having the shape of a cross
- Finnish: ristinmuotoinen — having the shape of a cross
- French: cruciforme — having the shape of a cross
- German: kreuzförmig — having the shape of a cross
- Greek: σταυροειδής (stavroeidís) — having the shape of a cross
- Irish: crosdealbhach — having the shape of a cross
- Italian: crociato — having the shape of a cross
- Italian: cruciforme — having the shape of a cross
- Mongolian: загалмай (zagalmaj) — having the shape of a cross
- Norwegian Bokmål: korsformet — having the shape of a cross
- Polish: krzyżowy — having the shape of a cross
- Portuguese: cruciforme — having the shape of a cross
- Russian: крестообразный (krestoobraznyj) — having the shape of a cross
- Russian: крестовидный (krestovidnyj) — having the shape of a cross
- Swedish: korsformig — having the shape of a cross
- Turkish: haçvari — having the shape of a cross
- Welsh: croesffurf — having the shape of a cross
- Dutch: kruisvorm — the shape of a cross
Real reading context