adj
Meaning 1
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
decussate
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/dɪˈkʌseɪt/
adj
Meaning 2
Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adj
Meaning 3
Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
Examples
- a decussated period
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verb
Meaning 5
To form an X or to cross or intersect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intersectant, intersecting
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verb
Meaning 7
cross or intersect so as to form a cross
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this nerve decussates the other
- the fibers decussate
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Broader terms: cross
History
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1825, the verb in 1658. Borrowed from Latin decussātus, perfect passive participle of decussō (“to divide crosswise, arrange crosswise or mark with a cross”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from decussis (“a coin worth ten asses; a cross sign (from the cross shape of the Roman numeral for ten carved on the coins)”), from decem (“ten”) + as (“a Roman coin”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: decusado — crossed