Dictionary - Definition of DECUSSATED


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. Of Decussate.[Websters] 2. To have intersected.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense	1. Past tense conjugation of the verb decussate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (decussate)	1. Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate".[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: decussating, decussated, decussates, decussater, decussaters, decussatingly and decussatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective	1. Crossed; intersected.[Websters] 2. Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.[Websters] 3. Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.[Websters] 4. Being twilled.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

"Decussated" is a common misspelling or typo for: decussates.

Date "Decussated" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1767. (references)

Specialty Definition: DECUSSATED

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Crossed; intersected. In botany, decussated leaves and branches, are such as grow in pairs which alternately cross each other at right angles, or in a regular manner. In rhetoric, a decussated period is one that consists of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other. For example, If impudence could effect as much in courts of justice, as insolence sometimes does in the country, Caesina would now yield to the impudence of Ebutius, as he then yielded to his insolent assault.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of decussate. (references)
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Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. Of Decussate.[Websters] 2. To have intersected.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense	1. Past tense conjugation of the verb decussate.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base (decussate)	1. Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate".[Wordnet]. 2. 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.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: decussating, decussated, decussates, decussater, decussaters, decussatingly and decussatedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective	1. Crossed; intersected.[Websters] 2. Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches.[Websters] 3. Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period.[Websters] 4. Being twilled.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.		Top

Date "DECUSSATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1767. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Adjective] Crossed; intersected. In botany, decussated leaves and branches, are such as grow in pairs which alternately cross each other at right angles, or in a regular manner. In rhetoric, a decussated period is one that consists of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other. For example, If impudence could effect as much in courts of justice, as insolence sometimes does in the country, Caesina would now yield to the impudence of Ebutius, as he then yielded to his insolent assault.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of decussate. (references)
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Decussate texture	Mining	A microtexture in metamorphosed rocks, in which axes of contiguous crystals lie in diverse, crisscross directions that are not random but rather are part of a definite mechanical expedient for minimizing internal stress. It is most noticeable in rocks composed largely of minerals with a flaky or columnar habit. (references)
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