cruciforme
French, adjective/kʁy.si.fɔʁm/
cruciforme is spelled C-R-U-C-I-F-O-R-M-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cruciforme is a French adjective meaning “cruciform, cross-shaped” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en forme de croix”.
What does cruciforme mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cruciform, cross-shaped
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en forme de croix. 2. Dont les pétales sont disposés en forme de croix. 3. Se dit d’un cristal composé de deux autres qui se croisent de manière que les pans de l’un soient perpendiculaires à ceux de l’autre.
noun: 1. Tournevis à embout cruciforme (il existe deux types de cruciforme : Phillips et pozidrive)
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cruciforme
- cruciformes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cruciforme?
- /kʁy.si.fɔʁm/
- \kʁy.si.fɔʁm\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cruciforme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cruciforme in French?
cruciforme appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).