Decussate(a.) Alt. of Decussated
Decussate(v. t.) 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.
Decussated(a.) Crossed; intersected.
Decussated(a.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.
Decussated(a.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.
Decussated(imp. & p. p.) of Decussate
Decussately(adv.) In a decussate manner.
Decussating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decussate
Decussation(n.) Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc.
Decussative(a.) Intersecting at acute angles.
Decussatively(adv.) Crosswise; in the form of an X.
Words within decussation