'Decussate' definitions:
Definition of 'decussate'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Crossed or intersected in the form of an X [syn: decussate, intersectant, intersecting]
verb
Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate"
Definition of 'Decussate'
From: GCIDE
- Decussate \De*cus"sate\, Decussated \De*cus"sa*ted\, a.
- 1. Crossed; intersected. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Decussate'
From: GCIDE
- Decussate \De*cus"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X.] 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