decussate
英 [dɪ'kʌseɪt; 'dekəseɪt]
美[dɪ'kʌsɪt]
- adj. 交叉的；直角交叉的
- vi. 交叉成十字形；交叉成X形
英英释义
- 1. cross or intersect so as to form a cross;
- "this nerve decussates the other"
- "the fibers decussate"
英文词源
- decussate (v.)
- 1650s, from Latin decussatus, past participle of decussare "to divide crosswise, to cross in the form of an 'X,'" from decussis "the figure 'ten'" (in Roman numerals, represented by X) from decem "ten" (see ten). As an adjective, from 1825.