cruciform

Thân thiện

A church window features a beautiful cruciform design.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Shaped like a cross: Having the form or outline of a cross, with one line intersecting another at a right angle, typically at its center.

Usage

• The word "cruciform" is used to describe the shape, layout, or structure of objects, buildings, or symbols that resemble a cross. It is a formal or technical term often found in architecture, art, religion, and design.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The ancient church was built on a cruciform plan, with a long nave and transepts.
  • The symbol was not a simple circle but a cruciform design etched into the metal.
  • Many Gothic cathedrals feature a cruciform footprint when viewed from above.

Advanced Usage

• In Botany: A "cruciform" arrangement can describe leaves or petals positioned in a cross-like pattern.
  • The plant's four petals are arranged in a cruciform manner.
• In Heraldry: A "cruciform" charge is a cross-shaped figure on a coat of arms.

Variants and Related Words

• Cruciformly (adverb): In a cruciform manner or pattern.
  • The streets intersected cruciformly at the city's central plaza.
• Cruciformity (noun, rare): The state or quality of being cruciform.

Synonyms

• Cross-shaped: Having the shape of a cross.
• Cruciate: (Technical, especially in anatomy/biology) Resembling or shaped like a cross; intersecting.

Antonyms

• Linear: Arranged in or extending along a straight line.
• Circular: Shaped like a circle.

Related Phrases and Terms

• Cruciform structure: A common term in architecture for a building with a cross-shaped floor plan.
• Cruciform incision: A cross-shaped cut, often referred to in surgical or technical contexts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. shaped like a cross

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cruciate