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Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.

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  1. a. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision.
  2. a. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
  3. adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  4. adj. having crucial relevance
  5. adj. of the greatest importance
  6. 1. Having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision. 2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test.
  7. j:100 a. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis s. having crucial relevance