cruci-, crux
(Latin: cross, crosslike; from the gallows tree)
ionization cross section
1. The cross section for a particle or photon to undergo a collision with an atom, and so removing or adding one or more electrons to the atom.
2. An area in which the probability that an atom or ion will undergo ionization when it collides with a particle or photon of sufficient energy is measured.
2. An area in which the probability that an atom or ion will undergo ionization when it collides with a particle or photon of sufficient energy is measured.
reciprocal cross
In genetics, a genetic cross of two genotypes in which sex influences the outcome; for example, the cross of a male horse with a female donkey results in a hinny, while the cross of a female horse with a male donkey results in a mule.
Rosicrucian
Via crucis.
The way of the Cross.
The Stations of the Cross, a devotion performed in succession in front of each of fourteen representations of episodes in the Passion of Christ.
Via crucis, via lucis.
The way of the Cross is the way to the light.
