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decussative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkʌsətɪv/

Meanings

(archaic, not-comparable) Intersecting at an acute angle.
- […] The inceſſion or locall motion of animals is made vvith analogy unto this figure, by decuſſative diametrals, Quincunciall Lines and angles. 1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter III.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 152:
- decussative arrangement
- decussative union

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