Crux (cruces) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected form: cruces

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most important point

Synonyms:

crux; crux of the matter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("crux" is a kind of...):

point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crux"):

alpha and omega (the basic meaning of something; the crucial part)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus

Synonyms:

Crux; Crux Australis; Southern Cross

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Meronyms (members of "Crux"):

Alpha Crucis (the brightest star in the Southern Cross)

Beta Crucis (the second brightest star in the Southern Cross)

Holonyms ("Crux" is a member of...):

Milky Way; Milky Way Galaxy; Milky Way System (the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky)

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