cruciform

English

Etymology

From Latin crux (“cross”) +‎ -iform.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cruciform

1. Having the shape of a cross.

   Synonyms: cross-shaped, cruciate

Derived terms

• cruciformly
• noncruciform

Translations

having the shape of a cross

Arabic: صَلِيبِيّ (ṣalībiyy) Bulgarian: кръстовиден (krǎstoviden) Catalan: cruciforme (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 十字形的 (shízìxíngde) Dutch: kruisvormig (nl) Esperanto: krucoforma Finnish: ristinmuotoinen French: cruciforme (fr) Greek: σταυροειδής (el) (stavroeidís) Irish: crosdealbhach Italian: crociato (it), cruciforme (it) Mongolian: загалмай (mn) (zagalmaj) Norwegian: Bokmål: korsformet Polish: krzyżowy (pl) Portuguese: cruciforme Russian: крестообразный (ru) (krestoobraznyj), крестовидный (ru) (krestovidnyj) Swedish: korsformig (sv) Turkish: haçvari (tr)

Noun

cruciform (plural cruciforms)

1. (genetics) A cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
2. Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
   • 2005, New Scientist, volumes 187-188, page 72:

     Michael Eaton has discovered that if you visit its websites you will be warned: "Royal Mail, the Royal Mail Cruciform and the colour red are registered trademarks of Royal Mail Group plc."

Translations

the shape of a cross

Dutch: kruisvorm m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cruciforme.

Adjective

cruciform m or n (feminine singular cruciformă, masculine plural cruciformi, feminine and neuter plural cruciforme)

1. cruciform

Declension

Declension of cruciform

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	cruciform		cruciformă		cruciformi	cruciforme
	definite	cruciformul		cruciforma		cruciformii	cruciformele
genitive- dative	indefinite	cruciform		cruciforme		cruciformi	cruciforme
	definite	cruciformului		cruciformei		cruciformilor	cruciformelor