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cruciform Definition

cru·ci·form (kro̵̅o̅sə fôrm′)

adjective

cross-shaped

Etymology: < L crux, cross + -form

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cruciform Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • follow: His design for Thame broadly followed the popular cruciform or " square " design.
  • kneel: They were being made to kneel cruciform in the sun until they collapsed, " he said.

Adjective modifier

  • popular: His design for Thame broadly followed the popular cruciform or " square " design.

Modifies a noun

  • brooch: Figure 2: A cruciform brooch from Dover, Kent, drawn by Dom Andrews.
  • layout: To the rear of the entrance block, the main building followed the popular cruciform layout.
  • church: Philip and James, is a Cruciform Church, Early Gothic in style, with a few French details.
  • shape: The garden was laid out in a cruciform shape, very different from its present day style.
  • structure: The church, called Christ Church, is a cruciform structure, built in 1848 at a cost of £ 6,000.
  • building: The Cruciform Building is at the end of the road on the left, at the junction with Gower Street.

Modifying Another Word

  • originally: The appearance of this rugged medieval church of Saxon origin and originally cruciform matches the charm of its dedication.

Preposition: in

  • shape: The MCP's point spread function is cruciform in shape.
  • plan: The building is cruciform in plan, with a tower of three stages, tapering to a spire, at the western end.
  • sun: They were being made to kneel cruciform in the sun until they collapsed, " he said.

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