adjective / noun
cruciform
KROO-sih-form/ˈkruːsɪfɔːrm/
Shaped like a cross, or something with that shape.
The church has a cruciform floor plan with four projecting arms.
Etymology
The pieces describe the shape of a cross. The adjective names that outline or arrangement, rather than requiring the object itself to be a cross.
In context
it becomes a kind of cruciform house
More examples
- Four petals give the flower a cruciform outline.
- The designer arranges the tiles in a cruciform pattern.
- The artist cuts a cruciform from a sheet of metal.
Forms
cruciform · cruciforms
Similar words
- cross-shaped
- Describes the same shape in more everyday language.
- crosslike
- Suggests resemblance to a cross without requiring an exact outline.