cruciform
Four arms intersecting
Cruciform means cross-shaped—having the form of a cross with arms extending from a central point.
The term appears in architecture describing floor plans of churches: a cruciform cathedral.
In science, cruciform describes cross-shaped structures in DNA or crystal formations.
The building's cruciform layout allowed light from four directions.
Bishop's principal church
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- naveChurch's main interior
- transeptChurch's lateral wing
- apseVaulted church recess
chancel · altar · choir · ambulatory · cloister · abbey · chapel · vault
Faith based on Jesus
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
- GolgothaBiblical execution hilltop
- CalvaryBiblical execution mount
- resurrectionRevival from death
salvation · redemption · faith · altar · liturgy · Eucharist · sacrament · iconography
Of Constantinople's civilization
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
- catacombsUnderground cemetery passages
monastery · sarcophagus · frescoes · mosaics · antiquity · reliquary · ecclesiastical · ancient
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- intersectingMeeting at a point
- axesHeaded chopping tools
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
quadrant · decussate · crosswise · bilateral · radial · centered · diagram · schematic
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- nexusConnecting central point
hub · meeting · merge · fork · bifurcation · network · node · axis
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
apse · chancel · altar · choir · ambulatory · cloister · abbey · chapel · vault · spire
Christianity
Faith based on Jesus
resurrection · salvation · redemption · faith · altar · liturgy · Eucharist · sacrament · iconography · relic
Byzantine
Of Constantinople's civilization
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- ConstantineEmperor who embraced Christianity
catacombs · monastery · sarcophagus · frescoes · mosaics · antiquity · reliquary · ecclesiastical · ancient · archaeological
perpendicular
At right angles
- orthogonalAt right angles
- intersectingMeeting at a point
- axesHeaded chopping tools
symmetry · quadrant · decussate · crosswise · bilateral · radial · centered · diagram · schematic · grid
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
nexus · hub · meeting · merge · fork · bifurcation · network · node · axis · center
- church architecturealtar, altars, nave, naves, aisle
- flower formsbell-shaped, cup-shaped, funnel-shaped, trumpet-shaped, star-shaped
- sacred architecturechurch, churches, cathedral, cathedrals, temple
- DNA topologylinking number, twist, writhe, toroid, nick
- phillipsPhillips head, Phillips bit, Phillips screwdriver, crosshead, number 1
- RNA/DNA Structuredouble helix, hairpin, base pair, stem, bulge
cruciformcircular
Forming a closed curve
round · spherical · linear · serpentine · curvilinear
cruciformasymmetrical
Not equal on both sides
asymmetric · irregular · lopsided · random · formless
cruciformsimple
Free of complexity
unitary · continuous · solid · undivided · monolithic