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decuss, v. rare. (dɪˈkʌs) [ad. L. decuss-āre to divide crosswise, or in the form of an X, f. decussis the number ten (X), also a ten-as piece, and so supposed to be f. dec(-em)assis.] = decussate v.1782 A. Monro Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 25 A double row of..fibres decussing one another.
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Decussation
In taxonomic description where decussate markings or structures occur, names such as or or otherwise in part containing "decuss..." are common, especially
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decussate
▪ I. decussate, a. (dɪˈkʌsət) [ad. L. decussāt-us, pa. pple. of decussāre: see decuss.] 1. Having the form of an X.1825 Hone Every-day Bk. I. 1538 The letter X, styled a cross decussate. 1882 Farrar Early Chr. I. 85 The decussate cross now known as the cross of St. Andrew. 2. Bot. Of leaves, etc.: A...
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decussant
† deˈcussant, a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. decussant-em, pr. pple. of decussāre: see prec.] Decussating, intersecting.1685 H. More Para. Prophet. 462 Placed on those produced decussant Lines.
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decussation
decussation (dɛkʌˈseɪʃən) [ad. L. decussātiōn-em, n. of action f. decussāre: see decuss and -ation.] Crossing (of lines, rays, fibres, etc.) so as to form a figure like the letter X; intersection.1656 in Blount Glossogr. 1658 Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus i. 37 The letter χ, that is the Emphatical decus...
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decussative
† deˈcussative, a. Obs. rare. [f. L. decussāt-, ppl. stem of decuss-āre + -ive.] Characterized by decussation; crossing. Hence deˈcussatively adv.1658 Sir T. Browne Gard. Cyrus iii. 56 By decussative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles. Ibid. i. 38 The High-Priest was anointed decussatively or...
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