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单词 cruciform
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Definition of cruciform in English:

cruciform

adjective ˈkruːsɪfɔːmˈkrusəˌfɔrm
  • 1Having the shape of a cross.

    十字形的

    a cruciform sword

    十字形剑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cruciform cast-pewter mountings continue their references to Maori Christian imagery.
    • Despite the apparently irregular urban configurations of most ancient cities of the Maya lowlands, at least some Maya centers seem to have been organized according to cruciform urban plans.
    • Decanters from the late 18th century have been copied profusely, whereas the earlier cruciform shapes have been left alone.
    • The motifs shared by the petroglyphic art include circles, cruciform shapes, star motifs and herringbone patterns.
    • He often favored cruciform shapes and muted, earthy colors to which he frequently added rust.
    • Built out of local white quartzite sandstone, it follows a simple but rigorous cruciform plan, a subconscious testament to the Victorian virtues of health, hygiene and religion.
    • In the lower zone, the emperor, holding the white scroll, and his son, carrying a cruciform staff, proceed toward the right and begin to ascend a prominent staircase.
    • Then there is the cruciform shape of the space, which solves a design issue common to big houses with big rooms.
    • The steel columns are expressed: cruciform in shape, a modern fluting effect, they are chrome-plated.
    • The building inside was redesigned into its true cruciform shape.
    • It is possible that each node where the DNA molecule crosses itself in three-dimensional space, perhaps mimicking a cruciform, creates an ideal binding site for HMG proteins.
    • Twin crystals are common; they show swallow-tail or arrow-head forms and more rarely cruciform growths, and may grow to 3-4 m long.
    • Chalcolithic stone figures take a cruciform shape from the outstretched arms or from a second figure at right angles to the first.
    • This last is interesting not only for its cruciform plan, but also because it is one of the few examples of covered mosques in India.
    • There is also an early version of the passage-tomb, in a cruciform shape, it's one of the largest surviving monuments of the Carrowmore cemetery.
    • It was decided at the start to make the church inside into its true cruciform shape.
    • The jet buttons had been brought from 250 km away, and one of them was decorated with a cruciform design made by selectively dulling the polished surface and inlaying metallic tin, which must have been imported from south-west England.
    1. 1.1 (of a church) having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts.
      (教堂)中殿和耳堂平面图呈十字形的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The church's presence on a major suburban road is prominent, not for a spire, steeple or traditional cruciform design, but for its textured walls in contrasting tan and blonde brick.
      • Within Tisbury itself is its cruciform church, C12 with C14 and C15 additions.
      • The depiction in 1648 still reflects the medieval cruciform plan of the church, with a prominent tower (replaced in the 18th century) at the centre.
      • The aisles were also given the tradition Anglican cruciform pattern.
nounˈkruːsɪfɔːmˈkrusəˌfɔrm
  • A thing shaped like a cross.

    十字形的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It featured central consulting rooms, and male and female wards on either side of the cruciform.
    • Faye placed two feathers, tied cruciform with black wool, on top of the bag while reciting her own bit.
    • Steel-framed transparent glass above the tub is part of a skylight cruciform that runs the entire length and width of the third floor.
    • It is cruciform in plan, constructed of large dressed stones (grand appareil); the central chamber is flanked by three rectangular niches.
    • These are arranged in a double cruciform, four apartments radiating from each staircase, which ingeniously receives borrowed daylight from two diagonally opposite corners, the other two corners containing service lifts.
    • Elsewhere, the typical Roman cruciform plan of main streets was retained, or even introduced from new as in Oxford, Wallingford, and Cricklade.
    • The results suggest that long inverted repeats can form hairpins or cruciforms when they are located within a region of the helix backbone that is intrinsically curved, leading to large mobility anomalies in polyacrylamide gels.
    • Executed in oil, alkyd, acrylic, gesso and charcoal, the series is united by the placement in each horizontal canvas of a dominant graphic cruciform shape that interacts with smaller and typically less readily nameable forms.
    • The older building's square symmetry finds its opposite in the asymmetrical cruciform of the new.
    • Flutists are asked to sing through their instruments, pianists are asked to whistle and moan, and instrumental scores are visually twisted into circles or cruciforms.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’ + -form.

Definition of cruciform in US English:

cruciform

adjectiveˈkrusəˌfɔrmˈkro͞osəˌfôrm
  • 1Having the shape of a cross.

    十字形的

    a cruciform sword

    十字形剑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He often favored cruciform shapes and muted, earthy colors to which he frequently added rust.
    • It was decided at the start to make the church inside into its true cruciform shape.
    • The motifs shared by the petroglyphic art include circles, cruciform shapes, star motifs and herringbone patterns.
    • This last is interesting not only for its cruciform plan, but also because it is one of the few examples of covered mosques in India.
    • There is also an early version of the passage-tomb, in a cruciform shape, it's one of the largest surviving monuments of the Carrowmore cemetery.
    • Chalcolithic stone figures take a cruciform shape from the outstretched arms or from a second figure at right angles to the first.
    • Despite the apparently irregular urban configurations of most ancient cities of the Maya lowlands, at least some Maya centers seem to have been organized according to cruciform urban plans.
    • The cruciform cast-pewter mountings continue their references to Maori Christian imagery.
    • Then there is the cruciform shape of the space, which solves a design issue common to big houses with big rooms.
    • It is possible that each node where the DNA molecule crosses itself in three-dimensional space, perhaps mimicking a cruciform, creates an ideal binding site for HMG proteins.
    • Twin crystals are common; they show swallow-tail or arrow-head forms and more rarely cruciform growths, and may grow to 3-4 m long.
    • The jet buttons had been brought from 250 km away, and one of them was decorated with a cruciform design made by selectively dulling the polished surface and inlaying metallic tin, which must have been imported from south-west England.
    • The building inside was redesigned into its true cruciform shape.
    • The steel columns are expressed: cruciform in shape, a modern fluting effect, they are chrome-plated.
    • Decanters from the late 18th century have been copied profusely, whereas the earlier cruciform shapes have been left alone.
    • Built out of local white quartzite sandstone, it follows a simple but rigorous cruciform plan, a subconscious testament to the Victorian virtues of health, hygiene and religion.
    • In the lower zone, the emperor, holding the white scroll, and his son, carrying a cruciform staff, proceed toward the right and begin to ascend a prominent staircase.
    1. 1.1 Of or denoting a church having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts.
      (教堂)中殿和耳堂平面图呈十字形的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The depiction in 1648 still reflects the medieval cruciform plan of the church, with a prominent tower (replaced in the 18th century) at the centre.
      • The church's presence on a major suburban road is prominent, not for a spire, steeple or traditional cruciform design, but for its textured walls in contrasting tan and blonde brick.
      • The aisles were also given the tradition Anglican cruciform pattern.
      • Within Tisbury itself is its cruciform church, C12 with C14 and C15 additions.
nounˈkrusəˌfɔrmˈkro͞osəˌfôrm
  • A thing shaped like a cross.

    十字形的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are arranged in a double cruciform, four apartments radiating from each staircase, which ingeniously receives borrowed daylight from two diagonally opposite corners, the other two corners containing service lifts.
    • Faye placed two feathers, tied cruciform with black wool, on top of the bag while reciting her own bit.
    • Executed in oil, alkyd, acrylic, gesso and charcoal, the series is united by the placement in each horizontal canvas of a dominant graphic cruciform shape that interacts with smaller and typically less readily nameable forms.
    • Steel-framed transparent glass above the tub is part of a skylight cruciform that runs the entire length and width of the third floor.
    • The older building's square symmetry finds its opposite in the asymmetrical cruciform of the new.
    • It featured central consulting rooms, and male and female wards on either side of the cruciform.
    • Flutists are asked to sing through their instruments, pianists are asked to whistle and moan, and instrumental scores are visually twisted into circles or cruciforms.
    • It is cruciform in plan, constructed of large dressed stones (grand appareil); the central chamber is flanked by three rectangular niches.
    • Elsewhere, the typical Roman cruciform plan of main streets was retained, or even introduced from new as in Oxford, Wallingford, and Cricklade.
    • The results suggest that long inverted repeats can form hairpins or cruciforms when they are located within a region of the helix backbone that is intrinsically curved, leading to large mobility anomalies in polyacrylamide gels.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin crux, cruc- ‘cross’ + -form.

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