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S vs Decussate - What's the difference?

s | decussate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective decussate is

crossed; intersected; resembling a letter x.

As a verb decussate is

to form an x or to cross or intersect.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    decussate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Crossed; intersected; resembling a letter X.
  • (botany) Having opposite leaves arranged alternately at right angles.
  • (rhetoric) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other.
    • a decussated period

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To form an X or to cross or intersect.
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