cruciate

1. 1.

   shaped like a cross

   Synonymscruciform

   Similarsymmetrical

Questions about cruciate

What does cruciate mean?

cruciate means "shaped like a cross".

How many syllables are in cruciate?

cruciate has 3 syllables and divides as cru-ci-ate under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cruciate?

Close synonyms include cruciform. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.