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decussations

decussations is the plural of decussation.

Meaning of decussation

Noun

decussation (plural decussations)

  1. A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
    • […] which being doubled at the angle, makes up the Letter χ, that is the Emphaticall decussation, or fundamentall figure.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 167

Questions about decussations

What is decussations the plural of?
Decussations is the plural of decussation.

Words near decussations in the dictionary

  1. decussated
  2. decussately
  3. decussates
  4. decussating
  5. decussation
  6. decussations
  7. decussative
  8. decussatively
  9. decussorium
  10. decutinized
  11. decyanation

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