Definition of Cruciform. Meaning of Cruciform. Synonyms of Cruciform

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Definition of Cruciform

Cruciform
Cruciform Cru"ci*form (kr?"s?-f?rm), a. [L. crux, crucis, cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.] Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form of a cross.

Meaning of Cruciform from wikipedia

- Cruciform is a term for physical manifestations resembling a common cross or Christian cross. The label can be extended to architectural shapes, biology...
- The cruciform tail is an aircraft empennage configuration which, when viewed from the aircraft's front or rear, looks much like a cross. The usual arrangement...
- Cruciform DNA is a form of non-B DNA, or an alternative DNA structure. The formation of cruciform DNA requires the presence of palindromes called inverted...
- Cruciform blocks are a type of housing commonly found in public housing estates and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) courts in Hong Kong. They are cross-shaped...
- Cruciform p****age graves describe a complex example of prehistoric p****age grave found in Ireland, west Wales and Orkney and built during the later Neolithic...
- The cruciform eminence (or cruciate eminence) divides the deeply concave internal surface of the occipital bone into four fossae: The upper two fossae...
- The cruciate ligament of the atlas (cruciform ligament) is a cross-shaped (thus the name) ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint...
- rebuilt in its current form by Sultan Qaytbay in the late 15th century. Cruciform madrasas, which have a four-iwan plan, came to prominence in Egypt. They...
- reinforcement. A cruciform joint is a specific joint in which four spaces are created by the welding of three plates of metal at right angles. Cruciform joints...
- A cruciform wing is a set of four individual wings arranged in the shape of a cross. The cross may take either of two forms; the wings may be equally...