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decussated |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decussate \De*cus"sate\, Decussated \De*cus"sa*ted\, a. 1. Crossed; intersected. 2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as decussated leaves or branches. 3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other as a decussated period.
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