Definitions for Crucial
ˈkru ʃəlcru·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crucial, importantadjective

   of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

2. crucialadjective

   having crucial relevance

   "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

3. all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)adjective

   of the greatest importance

   "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. crucialadjective

   Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.

2. crucialadjective

   Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

3. crucialadjective

   Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music.

   Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.

4. Etymology: 1706, from crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux (English crux), from the (s)ker-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucialadjective

   Transverse; intersecting one another.

   Etymology: crux crucis, Latin.

   Whoever has seen the practice of the crucial incision, must be sensible of the false reasoning used in its favour. Samuel Sharp.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   Crucial is New Editions fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. "Crucial" hit No. 4 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It was featured on the License to Drive soundtrack.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crucial

   Crucial is an adjective which means extremely important, decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Crucialadjective

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

2. Crucialadjective

   severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test

3. Etymology: [F. crucial, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross, torture. See Cross.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   "Crucial" is New Edition's fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Crucial" hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition's more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   krōō′shi-al, adj. testing, searching, from the practice of marking a testing instance with a cross to draw attention to it.—adj. Cru′ciāte (bot.), arranged in the form of a cross, as leaves or petals. [Fr. crucial, from L. crux, crucis, a cross.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Crucial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2273

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Crucial' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3949

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Crucial' in Adjectives Frequency: #301

How to pronounce Crucial?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crucial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crucial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Crucial in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Levasseur:

   As an achievement within the history of spaceflight, EVA is crucial to a long-term ability to reside in space, we needed the capability in order to build and maintain space equipment, as we continue to see on the space station.

2. The DOTC:

   The fact that the traffic at these airports has either exceeded their current design capacities or is nearing the design capacity levels, coupled with the anticipated influx of growing number of domestic and international passengers in years to come, make the fast and proactive development of these airports crucial.

3. George Cao:

   The next step is for China to once again start issuing visas for the purpose of tourism. Although this is part of the reopening plan that has been announced, we don’t yet have an official date, it’s also crucial for the international flight schedule to increase, which will make it easier to get to China and also bring down flight prices, which are still well above pre-pandemic levels. This has already started for certain destinations – for example, many flights between China and South Korea, and between China and Singapore have resumed already.

4. Joseph Michaelis:

   However, most people in educational robotics, including Fumihide Tanaka, don't see robots replacing teachers, not even in the long term, but rather as a way of supporting teachers and supplementing curriculum, this support might be especially crucial given the ever-expanding size of classrooms, at least in the US.

5. Fouad Izadi:

   You have unity inside the three branches of government, and this reduces infighting, reduces disagreement and that is going to be crucial for him and not having to worry about internal competition is going to be important for him.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Crucial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crucial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Crucial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Crucial
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Crucial
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Crucial