decussation

See also: décussation

English

Etymology

From Latin decussationem, from decussare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛkʌˈseɪʃən/

Noun

decussation (plural decussations)

1. A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
   • 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 167:

     […] which being doubled at the angle, makes up the Letter χ, that is the Emphaticall decussation, or fundamentall figure.

Derived terms

• hemidecussation