Decussate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪˈkʌseɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Decussate is an adjective meaning Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
Meaning
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Having anatomical structures or markings crossing each other, typically in an X shape or at right angles.
- (botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
- (rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.
- To form an X or to cross or intersect.
Example Sentences
a decussated period
The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum.
Juniperites, ju-ne-per-i′tis, s[ubstantive]. A genus of fossil plants, in which the branches are ranged irregularly; leaves short, obtuse, inserted by a broad base, opposite, decussate, and arranged in four rows.
Word Forms
- decussates
- decussating
- decussated
Synonyms for decussate
Depending on context, synonyms include decussant, across, crossed, intersecting, intersectant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include crossed, across, intersectant, intersecting, retina, crisscrossed.
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