Definition of decussate Decussate
de•cus•sate
We found 9 definitions of decussate from 4 different sources.
Advertising
What does decussate mean?
WordNet
Verb |
||
| decussate - cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate" | ||
| cross trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'" | ||
Adjective |
||
| decussate - crossed or intersected in the form of an X | ||
| intersectant, intersecting | ||
| crossed placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
- decussate (Verb)
To form an X or to cross or intersect. - decussate (Adjective)
Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X. - decussate (Adjective)
Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles. - decussate (Adjective)
Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decussate (v. t.)
To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc. - decussate (a.)
Alt. of Decussated
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
-
decussate
de-kus′āt, v.i. to cross in the form of an X: to cross, as lines, &c.—adjs. Decuss′ate, -d, crossed: arranged in pairs which cross each other, like some leaves.—adv. Decuss′ately.—n. Decussā′tion. [L. decussāre, -ātum—decussis, a coin of ten asses (decem asses) marked with X, symbol of ten.]
