Meanings
- Having the shape of a cross.
Near-synonym: X-shaped (not always differentiable)
Synonyms: cross-shaped, cruciate, X-shaped · Antonyms: noncruciform
plural cruciforms
- biologyA cross shape in DNA; a Holliday junction.
- Any emblem in the shape of a cross.
Michael Eaton has discovered that if you visit its websites you will be warned: "Royal Mail, the Royal Mail Cruciform and the colour red are registered trademarks of Royal Mail Group plc."
2005, New Scientist, volumes 187-188, page 72
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveshaped like a cross
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincrux“cross”
- Englishcruciform
From Latin crux (“cross”) + -iform.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic صَلِيبِيّ
- صَلِيبِيّ (ṣalībiyy)having the shape of a cross
Bulgarian кръстовиден
- кръстовиден (krăstoviden)having the shape of a cross
Catalan cruciforme
- cruciformehaving the shape of a cross
Chinese Mandarin 十字形的
- 十字形的 (shízìxíngde)having the shape of a cross
Dutch kruisvormig, kruisvorm
- kruisvormighaving the shape of a cross
- kruisvormthe shape of a cross
Esperanto krucoforma
- krucoformahaving the shape of a cross
Finnish ristinmuotoinen
- ristinmuotoinenhaving the shape of a cross
French cruciforme
- cruciformehaving the shape of a cross
German kreuzförmig
- kreuzförmighaving the shape of a cross
Greek σταυροειδής
- σταυροειδής (stavroeidís)having the shape of a cross
Irish crosdealbhach
- crosdealbhachhaving the shape of a cross
Italian crociato, cruciforme
- crociatohaving the shape of a cross
- cruciformehaving the shape of a cross
Norwegian Bokmål korsformet
- korsformethaving the shape of a cross
Polish krzyżowy
- krzyżowyhaving the shape of a cross
Portuguese cruciforme
- cruciformehaving the shape of a cross
Russian крестообразный, крестовидный
- крестообразный (krestoobraznyj)having the shape of a cross
- крестовидный (krestovidnyj)having the shape of a cross
Swedish korsformig
- korsformighaving the shape of a cross
Turkish haçvari
- haçvarihaving the shape of a cross
Welsh croesffurf
- croesffurfhaving the shape of a cross
Cite this entry
cruciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruciform
“cruciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruciform. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cruciform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cruciform.
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