Definition for
crucial
– Having the form of a cross; transverse; intersecting; decussating: as, a crucial incision.
– In anatomy, specifically applied to two stout decussating ligaments in the interior of the knee-joint, connecting the spine of the tibia with the intercondyloid fossa of the femur.
– Decisive, as between two hypotheses; finally disproving one of two alternative suppositions.
– Of or pertaining to a crucible; like a heated crucible as a utensil of chemical analysis.
– Pertaining to or like a cross as an instrument of torture for eliciting the truth; excessively strict and severe: said of a proceeding of inquiry.
adjective – Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting.
adjective – Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive.
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