How to pronounce decussate
American English pronunciation
DEK-uh-sayt
- IPA
- /ˈdɛkəˌseɪt/
- Syllables
- DEK · uh · sayt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- dih-KUS-ayt
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What decussate means
To cross each other in the shape of an X
In a sentence: We watched two jet trails decussate high above the town.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to mark with a cross, from a Roman coin worth ten, which bore an X. The verb was first seen in 1658.
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