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Meaning of decussate in English
Pronunciation
/dɪˈkəseɪt/
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Verb
decussate
Etymology
mid 17th century (as a verb): from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare‘divide crosswise’, from decussis (describing the figure X, i.e. the Roman numeral for the number 10), from decem‘ten’
Definitions
1.
cross or intersect so as to form a cross
Examples
« this nerve decussates the other »
« the fibers decussate »
Classifying Adjective
decussate
Definitions
1.
crossed or intersected in the form of an X
Synonyms
crossed
across